ColorTool
Log in
#C3C2EA

#c3c2ea ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#c3c2ea is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 76.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 17.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 241.5°, with 48.78% saturation and 83.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ccccff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5613

Complementary

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #e9eac2

Split complementary

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #ead7c2
  3. #d5eac2

Analogous

  1. #c2d5ea
  2. #c3c2ea
  3. #d7c2ea

Triadic

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #eac3c2
  3. #c2eac3

Tetradic

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #eac2e9
  3. #e9eac2
  4. #c2eac3

Square

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #eac2d5
  3. #e9eac2
  4. #c2ead7

Monochromatic

  1. #5350c3
  2. #8b89d6
  3. #c3c2ea
  4. #f0f0fa
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#c3c2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #b0afd3
  3. #9c9bbb
  4. #8988a4
  5. #75748c
  6. #626175
  7. #4e4e5e
  8. #3b3a46
  9. #27272f
  10. #141317
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3c2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #c9c8ec
  3. #cfceee
  4. #d5d4f0
  5. #dbdaf2
  6. #e1e1f5
  7. #e7e7f7
  8. #ededf9
  9. #f3f3fb
  10. #f9f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3c2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3c2ea
  2. #bcbbdf
  3. #b6b5d5
  4. #afaeca
  5. #a8a8c0
  6. #a2a1b5
  7. #9b9aaa
  8. #9494a0
  9. #8d8d95
  10. #87878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c4d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c7ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c4e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc8cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc5eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc3e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec6da ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-c3c2ea {
  color: #c3c2ea;
}
Background
.bg-c3c2ea {
  background-color: #c3c2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3c2ea {
  border: 2px solid #c3c2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3c2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 194 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 49% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3c2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3c2ea, #d7c2ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3c2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 194 234 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.84 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.81 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.20 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.54 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.88 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.39 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.61 #3c3d15 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c3c2ea  rgb(195, 194, 234)  hsl(242, 49%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#e9eac2  rgb(233, 234, 194)  hsl(62, 49%, 84%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#eac3c2  rgb(234, 195, 194)  hsl(2, 49%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#c2eac3  rgb(194, 234, 195)  hsl(122, 49%, 84%)  Tea Green