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#CBBAE9

#cbbae9 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbbae9 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 72.94% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.88% cyan, 20.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 261.7°, with 51.65% saturation and 82.16% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.537

Complementary

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #d8e9ba

Split complementary

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #e9e3ba
  3. #c1e9ba

Analogous

  1. #bac1e9
  2. #cbbae9
  3. #e3bae9

Triadic

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #e9cbba
  3. #bae9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #e9bad8
  3. #d8e9ba
  4. #bae9cb

Square

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #e9bac1
  3. #d8e9ba
  4. #bae9e3

Monochromatic

  1. #7446c4
  2. #9f80d7
  3. #cbbae9
  4. #f3f0fa
  5. #f3f0fa

Shades

#cbbae9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #b7a7d2
  3. #a295ba
  4. #8e82a3
  5. #7a708c
  6. #665d75
  7. #514a5d
  8. #3d3846
  9. #29252f
  10. #141317
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbae9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #d0c1eb
  3. #d5c8ed
  4. #dbcff0
  5. #e0d6f2
  6. #e5ddf4
  7. #eae3f6
  8. #efeaf8
  9. #f5f1fb
  10. #faf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbae9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbae9
  2. #c4b4df
  3. #bcaed4
  4. #b5a9ca
  5. #ada3bf
  6. #a69db5
  7. #9e97aa
  8. #9791a0
  9. #8f8c95
  10. #88868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bfd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c1eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c1e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6c1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbeea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebfe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8bed7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbae9 {
  color: #cbbae9;
}
Background
.bg-cbbae9 {
  background-color: #cbbae9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbae9 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbae9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbae9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 186 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 52% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbae9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbae9, #e3bae9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbae9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 186 233 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.50 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.45 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.73 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.94 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.61 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.26 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.17 #344516 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbbae9  rgb(203, 186, 233)  hsl(262, 52%, 82%)  Periwinkle
#d8e9ba  rgb(216, 233, 186)  hsl(82, 52%, 82%)  Tea Green
#e9cbba  rgb(233, 203, 186)  hsl(22, 52%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#bae9cb  rgb(186, 233, 203)  hsl(142, 52%, 82%)  Magic Mint