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#CBBEF1

#cbbef1 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbbef1 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, 74.51% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 21.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 255.29°, with 64.56% saturation and 84.51% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5587

Complementary

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #e4f1be

Split complementary

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #f1e4be
  3. #cbf1be

Analogous

  1. #becbf1
  2. #cbbef1
  3. #e4bef1

Triadic

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #f1cbbe
  3. #bef1cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #f1bee4
  3. #e4f1be
  4. #bef1cb

Square

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #f1becb
  3. #e4f1be
  4. #bef1e4

Monochromatic

  1. #6640d6
  2. #997fe3
  3. #cbbef1
  4. #f2eefb
  5. #f2eefb

Shades

#cbbef1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #b7abd9
  3. #a298c1
  4. #8e85a9
  5. #7a7291
  6. #665f79
  7. #514c60
  8. #3d3948
  9. #292630
  10. #141318
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbef1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #d0c5f2
  3. #d5cbf4
  4. #dbd2f5
  5. #e0d8f7
  6. #e5dff8
  7. #eae5f9
  8. #efecfb
  9. #f5f2fc
  10. #faf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbef1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbef1
  2. #c4b8e6
  3. #bcb2da
  4. #b5abcf
  5. #ada5c4
  6. #a69fb9
  7. #9e99ad
  8. #9793a2
  9. #8f8c97
  10. #88868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c2d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c5f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c5f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc2f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec2f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c3de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbef1 {
  color: #cbbef1;
}
Background
.bg-cbbef1 {
  background-color: #cbbef1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbef1 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbef1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbef1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 190 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 65% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbef1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbef1, #e4bef1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbef1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 190 241 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.70 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.09 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.90 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.95 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.47 #34410e Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbbef1  rgb(203, 190, 241)  hsl(255, 65%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#e4f1be  rgb(228, 241, 190)  hsl(75, 65%, 85%)  Tea Green
#f1cbbe  rgb(241, 203, 190)  hsl(15, 65%, 85%)  Zinnwaldite
#bef1cb  rgb(190, 241, 203)  hsl(135, 65%, 85%)  Magic Mint