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#CDC3EC

#cdc3ec ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdc3ec 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, 76.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 17.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 254.63°, with 51.9% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5807

Complementary

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #e2ecc3

Split complementary

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #ece1c3
  3. #ceecc3

Analogous

  1. #c3ceec
  2. #cdc3ec
  3. #e1c3ec

Triadic

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #eccdc3
  3. #c3eccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #ecc3e2
  3. #e2ecc3
  4. #c3eccd

Square

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #ecc3ce
  3. #e2ecc3
  4. #c3ece1

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4fc7
  2. #9d89da
  3. #cdc3ec
  4. #f2f0fa
  5. #f2f0fa

Shades

#cdc3ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #b9b0d4
  3. #a49cbd
  4. #9089a5
  5. #7b758e
  6. #676276
  7. #524e5e
  8. #3e3b47
  9. #29272f
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc3ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #d2c9ee
  3. #d7cff0
  4. #dcd5f2
  5. #e1dbf4
  6. #e6e1f6
  7. #ebe7f7
  8. #f0edf9
  9. #f5f3fb
  10. #faf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc3ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc3ec
  2. #c5bce1
  3. #beb6d6
  4. #b6afcc
  5. #aea8c1
  6. #a7a2b6
  7. #9f9bab
  8. #9794a0
  9. #8f8d96
  10. #88878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac6d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc9ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc8eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c9d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c6ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c6eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cac7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc3ec {
  color: #cdc3ec;
}
Background
.bg-cdc3ec {
  background-color: #cdc3ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc3ec {
  border: 2px solid #cdc3ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc3ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 52% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc3ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc3ec, #e1c3ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc3ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 236 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.86 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.21 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.28 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.55 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.72 #323c13 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdc3ec  rgb(205, 195, 236)  hsl(255, 52%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#e2ecc3  rgb(226, 236, 195)  hsl(75, 52%, 85%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#eccdc3  rgb(236, 205, 195)  hsl(15, 52%, 85%)  Zinnwaldite
#c3eccd  rgb(195, 236, 205)  hsl(135, 52%, 85%)  Magic Mint