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#C8BDFF

#c8bdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8bdff 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, 74.12% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 100% saturation and 87.06% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5589

Complementary

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #f4ffbd

Split complementary

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #ffe9bd
  3. #d3ffbd

Analogous

  1. #bdd3ff
  2. #c8bdff
  3. #e9bdff

Triadic

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #ffc8bd
  3. #bdffc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #ffbdf4
  3. #f4ffbd
  4. #bdffc8

Square

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #ffbdd3
  3. #f4ffbd
  4. #bdffe9

Monochromatic

  1. #4924ff
  2. #8871ff
  3. #c8bdff
  4. #eeebff
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#c8bdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #b4aae6
  3. #a097cc
  4. #8c84b3
  5. #787199
  6. #645f80
  7. #504c66
  8. #3c394d
  9. #282633
  10. #14131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #cec4ff
  3. #d3caff
  4. #d9d1ff
  5. #ded7ff
  6. #e4deff
  7. #e9e5ff
  8. #efebff
  9. #f4f2ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bdff
  2. #c1b7f2
  3. #bab1e6
  4. #b2abd9
  5. #aba5cc
  6. #a49fc0
  7. #9d98b3
  8. #9692a6
  9. #8e8c99
  10. #87868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c2df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec4fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc8d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c4e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bdff {
  color: #c8bdff;
}
Background
.bg-c8bdff {
  background-color: #c8bdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bdff {
  border: 2px solid #c8bdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 189 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bdff, #e9bdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 189 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.52 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.76 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.04 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.68 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.53 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.93 #374200 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c8bdff  rgb(200, 189, 255)  hsl(250, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#f4ffbd  rgb(244, 255, 189)  hsl(70, 100%, 87%)  Cream
#ffc8bd  rgb(255, 200, 189)  hsl(10, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bdffc8  rgb(189, 255, 200)  hsl(130, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green