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#C8D5F9

#c8d5f9 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8d5f9 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, 83.53% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 14.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 224.08°, with 80.33% saturation and 88.04% 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 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6671

Complementary

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #f9ecc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #f9d4c8
  3. #eef9c8

Analogous

  1. #c8eef9
  2. #c8d5f9
  3. #d4c8f9

Triadic

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #f9c8d5
  3. #d5f9c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #ecc8f9
  3. #f9ecc8
  4. #d5f9c8

Square

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #f9c8ee
  3. #f9ecc8
  4. #c8f9d4

Monochromatic

  1. #3e6cea
  2. #83a0f1
  3. #c8d5f9
  4. #edf1fd
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#c8d5f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #b4c0e0
  3. #a0aac7
  4. #8c95ae
  5. #788095
  6. #646b7d
  7. #505564
  8. #3c404b
  9. #282b32
  10. #141519
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d5f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #ced9fa
  3. #d3ddfa
  4. #d9e2fb
  5. #dee6fb
  6. #e4eafc
  7. #e9eefd
  8. #eff2fd
  9. #f4f7fe
  10. #fafbfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d5f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d5f9
  2. #c1cded
  3. #bac4e1
  4. #b2bcd5
  5. #abb3c9
  6. #a4abbd
  7. #9da2b0
  8. #969aa4
  9. #8e9198
  10. #87898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0d5e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbd8fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d3f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcdce1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad7fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d4f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1d9eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d5f9 {
  color: #c8d5f9;
}
Background
.bg-c8d5f9 {
  background-color: #c8d5f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d5f9 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d5f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d5f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 213 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 80% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d5f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d5f9, #d4c8f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d5f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 213 249 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.40 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.72 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.81 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.04 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.19 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.98 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.04 #372a06 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c8d5f9  rgb(200, 213, 249)  hsl(224, 80%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#f9ecc8  rgb(249, 236, 200)  hsl(44, 80%, 88%)  Cornsilk
#f9c8d5  rgb(249, 200, 213)  hsl(344, 80%, 88%)  Bubble Gum
#d5f9c8  rgb(213, 249, 200)  hsl(104, 80%, 88%)  Tea Green