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#c6bbfc ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c6bbfc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 73.33% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 250.15°, with 91.55% saturation and 86.08% 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5457

Complementary

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #f1fcbb

Split complementary

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #fce6bb
  3. #d1fcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd1fc
  2. #c6bbfc
  3. #e6bbfc

Triadic

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #fcc6bb
  3. #bbfcc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #fcbbf1
  3. #f1fcbb
  4. #bbfcc6

Square

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #fcbbd1
  3. #f1fcbb
  4. #bbfce6

Monochromatic

  1. #4b28f6
  2. #8972f9
  3. #c6bbfc
  4. #efebfe
  5. #efebfe

Shades

#c6bbfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #b2a8e3
  3. #9e96ca
  4. #8b83b0
  5. #777097
  6. #635e7e
  7. #4f4b65
  8. #3b384c
  9. #282532
  10. #141319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6bbfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #ccc2fc
  3. #d1c9fd
  4. #d7cffd
  5. #ddd6fd
  6. #e3ddfe
  7. #e8e4fe
  8. #eeebfe
  9. #f4f1fe
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6bbfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6bbfc
  2. #bfb5f0
  3. #b8afe3
  4. #b1a9d7
  5. #aaa3ca
  6. #a39ebe
  7. #9c98b2
  8. #9592a5
  9. #8e8c99
  10. #87868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acc2fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c0fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc1e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6bbfc {
  color: #c6bbfc;
}
Background
.bg-c6bbfc {
  background-color: #c6bbfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6bbfc {
  border: 2px solid #c6bbfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6bbfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 187 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 92% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6bbfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6bbfc, #e6bbfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6bbfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 187 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.79 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.42 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.74 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.59 #394403 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c6bbfc  rgb(198, 187, 252)  hsl(250, 92%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#f1fcbb  rgb(241, 252, 187)  hsl(70, 92%, 86%)  Cream
#fcc6bb  rgb(252, 198, 187)  hsl(10, 92%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfcc6  rgb(187, 252, 198)  hsl(130, 92%, 86%)  Celadon