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#C7BBF5

#c7bbf5 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c7bbf5 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 73.33% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.78% cyan, 23.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 252.41°, with 74.36% saturation and 84.71% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5428

Complementary

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #e9f5bb

Split complementary

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #f5e4bb
  3. #ccf5bb

Analogous

  1. #bbccf5
  2. #c7bbf5
  3. #e4bbf5

Triadic

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #f5c7bb
  3. #bbf5c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #f5bbe9
  3. #e9f5bb
  4. #bbf5c7

Square

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #f5bbcc
  3. #e9f5bb
  4. #bbf5e4

Monochromatic

  1. #5936e1
  2. #9078eb
  3. #c7bbf5
  4. #f0edfc
  5. #f0edfc

Shades

#c7bbf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #b3a8dd
  3. #9f96c4
  4. #8b83ac
  5. #777093
  6. #645e7b
  7. #504b62
  8. #3c384a
  9. #282531
  10. #141319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7bbf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #cdc2f6
  3. #d2c9f7
  4. #d8cff8
  5. #ddd6f9
  6. #e3ddfa
  7. #e9e4fb
  8. #eeebfc
  9. #f4f1fd
  10. #f9f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7bbf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7bbf5
  2. #c0b5e9
  3. #b9afde
  4. #b2a9d2
  5. #aba3c6
  6. #a49ebb
  7. #9c98af
  8. #9592a3
  9. #8e8c97
  10. #87868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c0d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec3f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc2f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c0f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bff4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7bbf5 {
  color: #c7bbf5;
}
Background
.bg-c7bbf5 {
  background-color: #c7bbf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7bbf5 {
  border: 2px solid #c7bbf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7bbf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 187 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 74% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7bbf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7bbf5, #e4bbf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7bbf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 187 245 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.70 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.71 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.90 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.29 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.66 #38440a Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c7bbf5  rgb(199, 187, 245)  hsl(252, 74%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#e9f5bb  rgb(233, 245, 187)  hsl(72, 74%, 85%)  Cream
#f5c7bb  rgb(245, 199, 187)  hsl(12, 74%, 85%)  Zinnwaldite
#bbf5c7  rgb(187, 245, 199)  hsl(132, 74%, 85%)  Celadon