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#C6BAEE

#c6baee ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c6baee is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 72.94% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.81% cyan, 21.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 60.47% saturation and 83.14% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.533

Complementary

  1. #c6baee
  2. #e2eeba

Split complementary

  1. #c6baee
  2. #eee0ba
  3. #c8eeba

Analogous

  1. #bac8ee
  2. #c6baee
  3. #e0baee

Triadic

  1. #c6baee
  2. #eec6ba
  3. #baeec6

Tetradic

  1. #c6baee
  2. #eebae2
  3. #e2eeba
  4. #baeec6

Square

  1. #c6baee
  2. #eebac8
  3. #e2eeba
  4. #baeee0

Monochromatic

  1. #613fd0
  2. #937ddf
  3. #c6baee
  4. #f1effb
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#c6baee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6baee
  2. #b2a7d6
  3. #9e95be
  4. #8b82a7
  5. #77708f
  6. #635d77
  7. #4f4a5f
  8. #3b3847
  9. #282530
  10. #141318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6baee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6baee
  2. #ccc1f0
  3. #d1c8f1
  4. #d7cff3
  5. #ddd6f5
  6. #e3ddf7
  7. #e8e3f8
  8. #eeeafa
  9. #f4f1fc
  10. #f9f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6baee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6baee
  2. #bfb4e3
  3. #b8aed8
  4. #b1a9cd
  5. #aaa3c2
  6. #a39db7
  7. #9c97ac
  8. #9591a1
  9. #8e8c96
  10. #87868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bed4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afc1f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0c0ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9beef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9beed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2bfda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6baee {
  color: #c6baee;
}
Background
.bg-c6baee {
  background-color: #c6baee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6baee {
  border: 2px solid #c6baee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6baee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 186 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 60% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6baee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6baee, #e0baee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6baee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 186 238 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.13 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.12 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.49 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.51 #394511 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c6baee  rgb(198, 186, 238)  hsl(254, 60%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#e2eeba  rgb(226, 238, 186)  hsl(74, 60%, 83%)  Tea Green
#eec6ba  rgb(238, 198, 186)  hsl(14, 60%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#baeec6  rgb(186, 238, 198)  hsl(134, 60%, 83%)  Celadon