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#C2B5FA

#c2b5fa ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c2b5fa is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 70.98% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.4% cyan, 27.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 251.3°, with 87.34% saturation and 84.51% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5142

Complementary

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #edfab5

Split complementary

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #fae4b5
  3. #cbfab5

Analogous

  1. #b5cbfa
  2. #c2b5fa
  3. #e4b5fa

Triadic

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #fac2b5
  3. #b5fac2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #fab5ed
  3. #edfab5
  4. #b5fac2

Square

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #fab5cb
  3. #edfab5
  4. #b5fae4

Monochromatic

  1. #4c26f0
  2. #876df5
  3. #c2b5fa
  4. #efecfe
  5. #efecfe

Shades

#c2b5fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #afa3e1
  3. #9b91c8
  4. #887faf
  5. #746d96
  6. #615b7d
  7. #4e4864
  8. #3a364b
  9. #272432
  10. #131219
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b5fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #c8bcfb
  3. #cec4fb
  4. #d4cbfc
  5. #dad3fc
  6. #e1dafd
  7. #e7e1fd
  8. #ede9fe
  9. #f3f0fe
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b5fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #bbb0ee
  3. #b5aae2
  4. #aea5d5
  5. #a8a0c9
  6. #a19bbd
  7. #9a95b1
  8. #9490a5
  9. #8d8b98
  10. #87858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bad9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4bffd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5bdf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c0cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1bbfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2baf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbce1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b5fa {
  color: #c2b5fa;
}
Background
.bg-c2b5fa {
  background-color: #c2b5fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b5fa {
  border: 2px solid #c2b5fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b5fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 181 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 87% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b5fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b5fa, #e4b5fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b5fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 181 250 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.26 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.91 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.08 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.35 #3d4a05 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c2b5fa  rgb(194, 181, 250)  hsl(251, 87%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#edfab5  rgb(237, 250, 181)  hsl(71, 87%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fac2b5  rgb(250, 194, 181)  hsl(11, 87%, 85%)  Melon
#b5fac2  rgb(181, 250, 194)  hsl(131, 87%, 85%)  Celadon