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#CDC3F3

#cdc3f3 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdc3f3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.64% cyan, 19.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 252.5°, with 66.67% saturation and 85.88% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5848

Complementary

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #e9f3c3

Split complementary

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #f3e5c3
  3. #d1f3c3

Analogous

  1. #c3d1f3
  2. #cdc3f3
  3. #e5c3f3

Triadic

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #f3cdc3
  3. #c3f3cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #f3c3e9
  3. #e9f3c3
  4. #c3f3cd

Square

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #f3c3d1
  3. #e9f3c3
  4. #c3f3e5

Monochromatic

  1. #6343da
  2. #9883e6
  3. #cdc3f3
  4. #f1eefc
  5. #f1eefc

Shades

#cdc3f3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #b9b0db
  3. #a49cc2
  4. #9089aa
  5. #7b7592
  6. #67627a
  7. #524e61
  8. #3e3b49
  9. #292731
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc3f3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #d2c9f4
  3. #d7cff5
  4. #dcd5f7
  5. #e1dbf8
  6. #e6e1f9
  7. #ebe7fa
  8. #f0edfb
  9. #f5f3fd
  10. #faf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc3f3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc3f3
  2. #c5bce8
  3. #beb6dc
  4. #b6afd1
  5. #aea8c5
  6. #a7a2ba
  7. #9f9bae
  8. #9794a3
  9. #8f8d97
  10. #88878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc7db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9caf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac8f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6cad3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c7f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c6f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9c7e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc3f3 {
  color: #cdc3f3;
}
Background
.bg-cdc3f3 {
  background-color: #cdc3f3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc3f3 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc3f3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc3f3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 67% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc3f3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc3f3, #e5c3f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc3f3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 243 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.72 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.73 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.07 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.27 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.27 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.41 #323c0c Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdc3f3  rgb(205, 195, 243)  hsl(253, 67%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#e9f3c3  rgb(233, 243, 195)  hsl(73, 67%, 86%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#f3cdc3  rgb(243, 205, 195)  hsl(13, 67%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#c3f3cd  rgb(195, 243, 205)  hsl(133, 67%, 86%)  Tea Green