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#CABEF8

#cabef8 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cabef8 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, 74.51% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.55% cyan, 23.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 252.41°, with 80.56% saturation and 85.88% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5616

Complementary

  1. #cabef8
  2. #ecf8be

Split complementary

  1. #cabef8
  2. #f8e7be
  3. #cff8be

Analogous

  1. #becff8
  2. #cabef8
  3. #e7bef8

Triadic

  1. #cabef8
  2. #f8cabe
  3. #bef8ca

Tetradic

  1. #cabef8
  2. #f8beec
  3. #ecf8be
  4. #bef8ca

Square

  1. #cabef8
  2. #f8becf
  3. #ecf8be
  4. #bef8e7

Monochromatic

  1. #5934e9
  2. #9279f1
  3. #cabef8
  4. #f0edfd
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#cabef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cabef8
  2. #b6abdf
  3. #a298c6
  4. #8d85ae
  5. #797295
  6. #655f7c
  7. #514c63
  8. #3d394a
  9. #282632
  10. #141319
  11. #000000

Tints

#cabef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cabef8
  2. #cfc5f9
  3. #d5cbf9
  4. #dad2fa
  5. #dfd8fb
  6. #e5dffc
  7. #eae5fc
  8. #efecfd
  9. #f4f2fe
  10. #faf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cabef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cabef8
  2. #c3b8ec
  3. #bbb2e0
  4. #b4abd4
  5. #aca5c8
  6. #a59fbc
  7. #9e99b0
  8. #9693a4
  9. #8f8c98
  10. #87868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c3dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c6fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c5f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc3fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc2f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c4e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cabef8 {
  color: #cabef8;
}
Background
.bg-cabef8 {
  background-color: #cabef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cabef8 {
  border: 2px solid #cabef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cabef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 190 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 81% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cabef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cabef8, #e7bef8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cabef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 190 248 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.18 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.37 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.91 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.54 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.67 #354107 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cabef8  rgb(202, 190, 248)  hsl(252, 81%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ecf8be  rgb(236, 248, 190)  hsl(72, 81%, 86%)  Cream
#f8cabe  rgb(248, 202, 190)  hsl(12, 81%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#bef8ca  rgb(190, 248, 202)  hsl(132, 81%, 86%)  Celadon