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#CDBEEF

#cdbeef ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdbeef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.51% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 258.37°, with 60.49% saturation and 84.12% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5604

Complementary

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #e0efbe

Split complementary

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #efe6be
  3. #c8efbe

Analogous

  1. #bec8ef
  2. #cdbeef
  3. #e6beef

Triadic

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #efcdbe
  3. #beefcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #efbee0
  3. #e0efbe
  4. #beefcd

Square

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #efbec8
  3. #e0efbe
  4. #beefe6

Monochromatic

  1. #6f43d1
  2. #9e81e0
  3. #cdbeef
  4. #f2effb
  5. #f2effb

Shades

#cdbeef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #b9abd7
  3. #a498bf
  4. #9085a7
  5. #7b728f
  6. #675f78
  7. #524c60
  8. #3e3948
  9. #292630
  10. #151318
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbeef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #d2c5f1
  3. #d7cbf2
  4. #dcd2f4
  5. #e1d8f5
  6. #e6dff7
  7. #ebe5f9
  8. #f0ecfa
  9. #f5f2fc
  10. #faf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbeef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbeef
  2. #c5b8e4
  3. #beb2d9
  4. #b6abce
  5. #aea5c3
  6. #a79fb8
  7. #9f99ac
  8. #9793a1
  9. #8f8c96
  10. #88868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c2d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c5f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c5ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c5cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc2f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c2ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cac2dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbeef {
  color: #cdbeef;
}
Background
.bg-cdbeef {
  background-color: #cdbeef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbeef {
  border: 2px solid #cdbeef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbeef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 60% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbeef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbeef, #e6beef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbeef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.31 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.11 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.65 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.41 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.85 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.68 #324110 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdbeef  rgb(205, 190, 239)  hsl(258, 60%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#e0efbe  rgb(224, 239, 190)  hsl(78, 60%, 84%)  Tea Green
#efcdbe  rgb(239, 205, 190)  hsl(18, 60%, 84%)  Zinnwaldite
#beefcd  rgb(190, 239, 205)  hsl(138, 60%, 84%)  Magic Mint