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#CAB9EF

#cab9ef ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cab9ef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 72.55% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 22.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 258.89°, with 62.79% saturation and 83.14% 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5349

Complementary

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #deefb9

Split complementary

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #efe5b9
  3. #c3efb9

Analogous

  1. #b9c3ef
  2. #cab9ef
  3. #e5b9ef

Triadic

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #efcab9
  3. #b9efca

Tetradic

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #efb9de
  3. #deefb9
  4. #b9efca

Square

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #efb9c3
  3. #deefb9
  4. #b9efe5

Monochromatic

  1. #6c3cd3
  2. #9b7be1
  3. #cab9ef
  4. #f2eefb
  5. #f2eefb

Shades

#cab9ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #b6a7d7
  3. #a294bf
  4. #8d82a7
  5. #796f8f
  6. #655d78
  7. #514a60
  8. #3d3848
  9. #282530
  10. #141318
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab9ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #cfc0f1
  3. #d5c7f2
  4. #dacef4
  5. #dfd5f5
  6. #e5dcf7
  7. #eae3f9
  8. #efeafa
  9. #f4f1fc
  10. #faf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab9ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab9ef
  2. #c3b3e4
  3. #bbaed9
  4. #b4a8ce
  5. #aca2c3
  6. #a59db8
  7. #9e97ac
  8. #9691a1
  9. #8f8b96
  10. #87868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bed5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec1f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c1ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbeee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bedb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab9ef {
  color: #cab9ef;
}
Background
.bg-cab9ef {
  background-color: #cab9ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab9ef {
  border: 2px solid #cab9ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab9ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 185 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 63% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab9ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab9ef, #e5b9ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab9ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 185 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.98 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.53 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.19 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.52 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.29 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.35 #354610 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cab9ef  rgb(202, 185, 239)  hsl(259, 63%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#deefb9  rgb(222, 239, 185)  hsl(79, 63%, 83%)  Tea Green
#efcab9  rgb(239, 202, 185)  hsl(19, 63%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#b9efca  rgb(185, 239, 202)  hsl(139, 63%, 83%)  Magic Mint