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#CBCCFF

#cbccff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbccff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 238.85°, with 100% saturation and 89.8% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 0.3.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.631

Complementary

  1. #cbccff
  2. #fffecb

Split complementary

  1. #cbccff
  2. #ffe4cb
  3. #e6ffcb

Analogous

  1. #cbe6ff
  2. #cbccff
  3. #e4cbff

Triadic

  1. #cbccff
  2. #ffcbcc
  3. #ccffcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbccff
  2. #fecbff
  3. #fffecb
  4. #ccffcb

Square

  1. #cbccff
  2. #ffcbe6
  3. #fffecb
  4. #cbffe4

Monochromatic

  1. #3236ff
  2. #7e81ff
  3. #cbccff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#cbccff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbccff
  2. #b7b8e6
  3. #a2a3cc
  4. #8e8fb3
  5. #7a7a99
  6. #666680
  7. #515266
  8. #3d3d4d
  9. #292933
  10. #14141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbccff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbccff
  2. #d0d1ff
  3. #d5d6ff
  4. #dbdbff
  5. #e0e0ff
  6. #e5e6ff
  7. #eaebff
  8. #eff0ff
  9. #f5f5ff
  10. #fafaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbccff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbccff
  2. #c4c4f2
  3. #bcbde6
  4. #b5b5d9
  5. #adaecc
  6. #a6a6c0
  7. #9e9eb3
  8. #9797a6
  9. #8f8f99
  10. #88888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecee4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfd2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcffe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0d5dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4d1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbccff {
  color: #cbccff;
}
Background
.bg-cbccff {
  background-color: #cbccff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbccff {
  border: 2px solid #cbccff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbccff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbccff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbccff, #e4cbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbccff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 0.30 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.98 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.02 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.68 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.71 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.58 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.92 #343300 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbccff  rgb(203, 204, 255)  hsl(239, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#fffecb  rgb(255, 254, 203)  hsl(59, 100%, 90%)  Cream
#ffcbcc  rgb(255, 203, 204)  hsl(359, 100%, 90%)  Baby Pink
#ccffcb  rgb(204, 255, 203)  hsl(119, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green