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#C8BEEB

#c8beeb ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8beeb is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.51% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.89% cyan, 19.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 52.94% saturation and 83.33% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.551

Complementary

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #e1ebbe

Split complementary

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #ebdebe
  3. #caebbe

Analogous

  1. #becaeb
  2. #c8beeb
  3. #debeeb

Triadic

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #ebc8be
  3. #beebc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #ebbee1
  3. #e1ebbe
  4. #beebc8

Square

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #ebbeca
  3. #e1ebbe
  4. #beebde

Monochromatic

  1. #6549c7
  2. #9683d9
  3. #c8beeb
  4. #f2effa
  5. #f2effa

Shades

#c8beeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #b4abd4
  3. #a098bc
  4. #8c85a5
  5. #78728d
  6. #645f76
  7. #504c5e
  8. #3c3947
  9. #28262f
  10. #141318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8beeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #cec5ed
  3. #d3cbef
  4. #d9d2f1
  5. #ded8f3
  6. #e4dff5
  7. #e9e5f7
  8. #efecf9
  9. #f4f2fb
  10. #faf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8beeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8beeb
  2. #c1b8e0
  3. #bab2d6
  4. #b2abcb
  5. #aba5c0
  6. #a49fb6
  7. #9d99ab
  8. #9693a0
  9. #8e8c95
  10. #87868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c2d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c4ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c3ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c5cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc2ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc1ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c2da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8beeb {
  color: #c8beeb;
}
Background
.bg-c8beeb {
  background-color: #c8beeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8beeb {
  border: 2px solid #c8beeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8beeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 190 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 53% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8beeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8beeb, #debeeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8beeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 190 235 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.81 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.10 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.65 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.53 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.36 #374114 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c8beeb  rgb(200, 190, 235)  hsl(253, 53%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#e1ebbe  rgb(225, 235, 190)  hsl(73, 53%, 83%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ebc8be  rgb(235, 200, 190)  hsl(13, 53%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#beebc8  rgb(190, 235, 200)  hsl(133, 53%, 83%)  Celadon