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#DFD9FD

#dfd9fd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfd9fd 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, 85.1% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.86% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 90% saturation and 92.16% 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 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7241

Complementary

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #f7fdd9

Split complementary

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #fdf1d9
  3. #e5fdd9

Analogous

  1. #d9e5fd
  2. #dfd9fd
  3. #f1d9fd

Triadic

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #fddfd9
  3. #d9fddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #fdd9f7
  3. #f7fdd9
  4. #d9fddf

Square

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #fdd9e5
  3. #f7fdd9
  4. #d9fdf1

Monochromatic

  1. #6548f5
  2. #a290f9
  3. #dfd9fd
  4. #efecfe
  5. #efecfe

Shades

#dfd9fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #c9c3e4
  3. #b2aeca
  4. #9c98b1
  5. #868298
  6. #706d7f
  7. #595765
  8. #43414c
  9. #2d2b33
  10. #161619
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd9fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #e2ddfd
  3. #e5e1fd
  4. #e9e4fe
  5. #ece8fe
  6. #efecfe
  7. #f2f0fe
  8. #f5f4fe
  9. #f9f7ff
  10. #fcfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd9fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd9fd
  2. #d6d0f1
  3. #ccc7e4
  4. #c3bed8
  5. #b9b5cb
  6. #b0adbf
  7. #a6a4b2
  8. #9d9ba6
  9. #939299
  10. #8a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedbeb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2deff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2ddfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dadee5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7dcfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7dbfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcdcef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd9fd {
  color: #dfd9fd;
}
Background
.bg-dfd9fd {
  background-color: #dfd9fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd9fd {
  border: 2px solid #dfd9fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd9fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 90% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd9fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd9fd, #f1d9fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd9fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.69 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.43 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.90 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.13 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.39 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 12.40 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 12.61 #202602 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfd9fd  rgb(223, 217, 253)  hsl(250, 90%, 92%)  Periwinkle
#f7fdd9  rgb(247, 253, 217)  hsl(70, 90%, 92%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#fddfd9  rgb(253, 223, 217)  hsl(10, 90%, 92%)  Misty Rose
#d9fddf  rgb(217, 253, 223)  hsl(130, 90%, 92%)  Tea Green