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#CABDF5

#cabdf5 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cabdf5 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, 74.12% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.55% cyan, 22.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 253.93°, with 73.68% saturation and 85.1% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5554

Complementary

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #e8f5bd

Split complementary

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #f5e6bd
  3. #ccf5bd

Analogous

  1. #bdccf5
  2. #cabdf5
  3. #e6bdf5

Triadic

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #f5cabd
  3. #bdf5ca

Tetradic

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #f5bde8
  3. #e8f5bd
  4. #bdf5ca

Square

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #f5bdcc
  3. #e8f5bd
  4. #bdf5e6

Monochromatic

  1. #5f38e1
  2. #957beb
  3. #cabdf5
  4. #f1edfc
  5. #f1edfc

Shades

#cabdf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #b6aadd
  3. #a297c4
  4. #8d84ac
  5. #797193
  6. #655f7b
  7. #514c62
  8. #3d394a
  9. #282631
  10. #141319
  11. #000000

Tints

#cabdf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #cfc4f6
  3. #d5caf7
  4. #dad1f8
  5. #dfd7f9
  6. #e5defa
  7. #eae5fb
  8. #efebfc
  9. #f4f2fd
  10. #faf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cabdf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cabdf5
  2. #c3b7e9
  3. #bbb1de
  4. #b4abd2
  5. #aca5c6
  6. #a59fbb
  7. #9e98af
  8. #9692a3
  9. #8f8c97
  10. #87868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c2da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c5f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c4f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c6d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc2f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc1f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cabdf5 {
  color: #cabdf5;
}
Background
.bg-cabdf5 {
  background-color: #cabdf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cabdf5 {
  border: 2px solid #cabdf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cabdf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 189 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 74% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cabdf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cabdf5, #e6bdf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cabdf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 189 245 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.54 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.08 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.05 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.12 #35420a Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cabdf5  rgb(202, 189, 245)  hsl(254, 74%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#e8f5bd  rgb(232, 245, 189)  hsl(74, 74%, 85%)  Cream
#f5cabd  rgb(245, 202, 189)  hsl(14, 74%, 85%)  Zinnwaldite
#bdf5ca  rgb(189, 245, 202)  hsl(134, 74%, 85%)  Magic Mint