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#C8BCFF

#c8bcff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8bcff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.73% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 250.75°, with 100% saturation and 86.86% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5547

Complementary

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #f3ffbc

Split complementary

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #ffe9bc
  3. #d1ffbc

Analogous

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #c8bcff
  3. #e9bcff

Triadic

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #ffc8bc
  3. #bcffc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #ffbcf3
  3. #f3ffbc
  4. #bcffc8

Square

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #ffbcd1
  3. #f3ffbc
  4. #bcffe9

Monochromatic

  1. #4a23ff
  2. #896fff
  3. #c8bcff
  4. #eeebff
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#c8bcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #b4a9e6
  3. #a096cc
  4. #8c84b3
  5. #787199
  6. #645e80
  7. #504b66
  8. #3c384d
  9. #282633
  10. #14131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #cec3ff
  3. #d3c9ff
  4. #d9d0ff
  5. #ded7ff
  6. #e4deff
  7. #e9e4ff
  8. #efebff
  9. #f4f2ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bcff
  2. #c1b6f2
  3. #bab0e6
  4. #b2aad9
  5. #aba4cc
  6. #a49ec0
  7. #9d98b3
  8. #9692a6
  9. #8e8c99
  10. #87868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c1de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adc3fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c3e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bcff {
  color: #c8bcff;
}
Background
.bg-c8bcff {
  background-color: #c8bcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bcff {
  border: 2px solid #c8bcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 188 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bcff, #e9bcff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 188 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.64 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.73 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.63 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.71 #374300 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c8bcff  rgb(200, 188, 255)  hsl(251, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#f3ffbc  rgb(243, 255, 188)  hsl(71, 100%, 87%)  Cream
#ffc8bc  rgb(255, 200, 188)  hsl(11, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bcffc8  rgb(188, 255, 200)  hsl(131, 100%, 87%)  Celadon