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#CBCDFF

#cbcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbcdff 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, 80.39% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, 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 13.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 0.59.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6358

Complementary

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #fffdcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #ffe3cb
  3. #e7ffcb

Analogous

  1. #cbe7ff
  2. #cbcdff
  3. #e3cbff

Triadic

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #ffcbcd
  3. #cdffcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #fdcbff
  3. #fffdcb
  4. #cdffcb

Square

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #ffcbe7
  3. #fffdcb
  4. #cbffe3

Monochromatic

  1. #323aff
  2. #7e83ff
  3. #cbcdff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#cbcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #b7b9e6
  3. #a2a4cc
  4. #8e90b3
  5. #7a7b99
  6. #666780
  7. #515266
  8. #3d3e4d
  9. #292933
  10. #14151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #d0d2ff
  3. #d5d7ff
  4. #dbdcff
  5. #e0e1ff
  6. #e5e6ff
  7. #eaebff
  8. #eff0ff
  9. #f5f5ff
  10. #fafaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #c4c5f2
  3. #bcbee6
  4. #b5b6d9
  5. #adaecc
  6. #a6a7c0
  7. #9e9fb3
  8. #9797a6
  9. #8f8f99
  10. #88888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecfe5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0d2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #becffe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0d6de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4d2ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcdff {
  color: #cbcdff;
}
Background
.bg-cbcdff {
  background-color: #cbcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcdff {
  border: 2px solid #cbcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcdff, #e3cbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 0.59 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.84 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.04 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.64 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.89 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.04 #343200 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbcdff  rgb(203, 205, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#fffdcb  rgb(255, 253, 203)  hsl(58, 100%, 90%)  Cream
#ffcbcd  rgb(255, 203, 205)  hsl(358, 100%, 90%)  Baby Pink
#cdffcb  rgb(205, 255, 203)  hsl(118, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green