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#dfd8fd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfd8fd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.86% cyan, 14.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 251.35°, with 90.24% saturation and 91.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7189

Complementary

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #f6fdd8

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #fdf1d8
  3. #e3fdd8

Analogous

  1. #d8e3fd
  2. #dfd8fd
  3. #f1d8fd

Triadic

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #fddfd8
  3. #d8fddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #fdd8f6
  3. #f6fdd8
  4. #d8fddf

Square

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #fdd8e3
  3. #f6fdd8
  4. #d8fdf1

Monochromatic

  1. #6846f6
  2. #a38ff9
  3. #dfd8fd
  4. #efecfe
  5. #efecfe

Shades

#dfd8fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #c9c2e4
  3. #b2adca
  4. #9c97b1
  5. #868298
  6. #706c7f
  7. #595665
  8. #43414c
  9. #2d2b33
  10. #161619
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #e2dcfd
  3. #e5e0fd
  4. #e9e4fe
  5. #ece8fe
  6. #efecfe
  7. #f2effe
  8. #f5f3fe
  9. #f9f7ff
  10. #fcfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8fd
  2. #d6cff1
  3. #ccc6e4
  4. #c3bed8
  5. #b9b5cb
  6. #b0acbf
  7. #a6a3b2
  8. #9d9aa6
  9. #939299
  10. #8a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddbea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ddff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1dcfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dadde4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6dbfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7dafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcdbee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8fd {
  color: #dfd8fd;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8fd {
  background-color: #dfd8fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8fd {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 90% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8fd, #f1d8fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.55 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.87 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.90 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.76 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 12.64 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.93 #202702 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfd8fd  rgb(223, 216, 253)  hsl(251, 90%, 92%)  Periwinkle
#f6fdd8  rgb(246, 253, 216)  hsl(71, 90%, 92%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#fddfd8  rgb(253, 223, 216)  hsl(11, 90%, 92%)  Misty Rose
#d8fddf  rgb(216, 253, 223)  hsl(131, 90%, 92%)  Tea Green