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#C3C6FF

#c3c6ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c3c6ff 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, 77.65% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.53% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237°, with 100% saturation and 88.24% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5921

Complementary

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #fffcc3

Split complementary

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #ffdec3
  3. #e4ffc3

Analogous

  1. #c3e4ff
  2. #c3c6ff
  3. #dec3ff

Triadic

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #ffc3c6
  3. #c6ffc3

Tetradic

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #fcc3ff
  3. #fffcc3
  4. #c6ffc3

Square

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #ffc3e4
  3. #fffcc3
  4. #c3ffde

Monochromatic

  1. #2a35ff
  2. #777dff
  3. #c3c6ff
  4. #ebecff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#c3c6ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #b0b2e6
  3. #9c9ecc
  4. #898bb3
  5. #757799
  6. #626380
  7. #4e4f66
  8. #3b3b4d
  9. #272833
  10. #14141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3c6ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #c9ccff
  3. #cfd1ff
  4. #d5d7ff
  5. #dbddff
  6. #e1e3ff
  7. #e7e8ff
  8. #edeeff
  9. #f3f4ff
  10. #f9f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3c6ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3c6ff
  2. #bcbff2
  3. #b6b8e6
  4. #afb1d9
  5. #a8aacc
  6. #a2a3c0
  7. #9b9cb3
  8. #9495a6
  9. #8d8e99
  10. #87878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c9e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ccff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c8fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5d0d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bccaff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac7fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcce9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3c6ff {
  color: #c3c6ff;
}
Background
.bg-c3c6ff {
  background-color: #c3c6ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3c6ff {
  border: 2px solid #c3c6ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3c6ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 198 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3c6ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3c6ff, #dec3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3c6ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 198 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 2.38 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.95 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.10 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.52 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.38 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.59 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.73 #3c3900 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c3c6ff  rgb(195, 198, 255)  hsl(237, 100%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#fffcc3  rgb(255, 252, 195)  hsl(57, 100%, 88%)  Cream
#ffc3c6  rgb(255, 195, 198)  hsl(357, 100%, 88%)  Baby Pink
#c6ffc3  rgb(198, 255, 195)  hsl(117, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green