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#cbceed ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbceed 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, 80.78% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.35% cyan, 13.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 234.71°, with 48.57% saturation and 86.27% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6295

Complementary

  1. #cbceed
  2. #edeacb

Split complementary

  1. #cbceed
  2. #edd9cb
  3. #dfedcb

Analogous

  1. #cbdfed
  2. #cbceed
  3. #d9cbed

Triadic

  1. #cbceed
  2. #edcbce
  3. #ceedcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbceed
  2. #eacbed
  3. #edeacb
  4. #ceedcb

Square

  1. #cbceed
  2. #edcbdf
  3. #edeacb
  4. #cbedd9

Monochromatic

  1. #5963c6
  2. #9298d9
  3. #cbceed
  4. #f0f1fa
  5. #f0f1fa

Shades

#cbceed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbceed
  2. #b7b9d5
  3. #a2a5be
  4. #8e90a6
  5. #7a7c8e
  6. #666777
  7. #51525f
  8. #3d3e47
  9. #29292f
  10. #141518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbceed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbceed
  2. #d0d3ef
  3. #d5d8f1
  4. #dbddf2
  5. #e0e2f4
  6. #e5e7f6
  7. #eaebf8
  8. #eff0fa
  9. #f5f5fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbceed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbceed
  2. #c4c6e2
  3. #bcbed7
  4. #b5b7cc
  5. #adafc1
  6. #a6a7b7
  7. #9e9fac
  8. #9797a1
  9. #8f9096
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d1ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5cfec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4d3d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ceec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d1e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbceed {
  color: #cbceed;
}
Background
.bg-cbceed {
  background-color: #cbceed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbceed {
  border: 2px solid #cbceed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbceed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 206 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 49% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbceed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbceed, #d9cbed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbceed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 206 237 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.31 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.03 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.40 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.47 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.55 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.27 #343112 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbceed  rgb(203, 206, 237)  hsl(235, 49%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#edeacb  rgb(237, 234, 203)  hsl(55, 49%, 86%)  Beige
#edcbce  rgb(237, 203, 206)  hsl(355, 49%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#ceedcb  rgb(206, 237, 203)  hsl(115, 49%, 86%)  Tea Green