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#C8D1FF

#c8d1ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8d1ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 81.96% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 230.18°, with 100% saturation and 89.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.651

Complementary

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #fff6c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #ffdbc8
  3. #edffc8

Analogous

  1. #c8edff
  2. #c8d1ff
  3. #dbc8ff

Triadic

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #ffc8d1
  3. #d1ffc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #f6c8ff
  3. #fff6c8
  4. #d1ffc8

Square

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #ffc8ed
  3. #fff6c8
  4. #c8ffdb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f51ff
  2. #7c91ff
  3. #c8d1ff
  4. #ebeeff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#c8d1ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #b4bce6
  3. #a0a7cc
  4. #8c92b3
  5. #787d99
  6. #646980
  7. #505466
  8. #3c3f4d
  9. #282a33
  10. #14151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d1ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #ced6ff
  3. #d3daff
  4. #d9dfff
  5. #dee3ff
  6. #e4e8ff
  7. #e9edff
  8. #eff1ff
  9. #f4f6ff
  10. #fafaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d1ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d1ff
  2. #c1c9f2
  3. #bac1e6
  4. #b2b9d9
  5. #abb1cc
  6. #a4a9c0
  7. #9da0b3
  8. #9698a6
  9. #8e9099
  10. #87888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd2e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1d1fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbd9e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6d4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4d1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0d6ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d1ff {
  color: #c8d1ff;
}
Background
.bg-c8d1ff {
  background-color: #c8d1ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d1ff {
  border: 2px solid #c8d1ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d1ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 209 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d1ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d1ff, #dbc8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d1ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 209 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 2.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.44 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.55 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.94 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.18 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.49 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.34 #372e00 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c8d1ff  rgb(200, 209, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#fff6c8  rgb(255, 246, 200)  hsl(50, 100%, 89%)  Lemon Chiffon
#ffc8d1  rgb(255, 200, 209)  hsl(350, 100%, 89%)  Bubble Gum
#d1ffc8  rgb(209, 255, 200)  hsl(110, 100%, 89%)  Tea Green