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#CAD5FF

#cad5ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cad5ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 83.53% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.78% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 227.55°, with 100% saturation and 89.61% 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 14.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6737

Complementary

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #fff4ca

Split complementary

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #ffdaca
  3. #f0ffca

Analogous

  1. #caf0ff
  2. #cad5ff
  3. #dacaff

Triadic

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #ffcad5
  3. #d5ffca

Tetradic

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #f4caff
  3. #fff4ca
  4. #d5ffca

Square

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #ffcaf0
  3. #fff4ca
  4. #caffda

Monochromatic

  1. #315cff
  2. #7e98ff
  3. #cad5ff
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#cad5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #b6c0e6
  3. #a2aacc
  4. #8d95b3
  5. #798099
  6. #656b80
  7. #515566
  8. #3d404d
  9. #282b33
  10. #14151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cad5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #cfd9ff
  3. #d5ddff
  4. #dae2ff
  5. #dfe6ff
  6. #e5eaff
  7. #eaeeff
  8. #eff2ff
  9. #f4f7ff
  10. #fafbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cad5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cad5ff
  2. #c3cdf2
  3. #bbc4e6
  4. #b4bcd9
  5. #acb3cc
  6. #a5abc0
  7. #9ea2b3
  8. #969aa6
  9. #8f9199
  10. #87898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1d6e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6d4fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bddde3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d5fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3daef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cad5ff {
  color: #cad5ff;
}
Background
.bg-cad5ff {
  background-color: #cad5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cad5ff {
  border: 2px solid #cad5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cad5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 213 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cad5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cad5ff, #dacaff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cad5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 213 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.97 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.07 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.52 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.48 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.65 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.13 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.49 #352a00 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cad5ff  rgb(202, 213, 255)  hsl(228, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#fff4ca  rgb(255, 244, 202)  hsl(48, 100%, 90%)  Blond
#ffcad5  rgb(255, 202, 213)  hsl(348, 100%, 90%)  Bubble Gum
#d5ffca  rgb(213, 255, 202)  hsl(108, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green