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#CDC5EF

#cdc5ef ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdc5ef 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, 77.25% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 17.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 251.43°, with 56.76% saturation and 85.49% 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 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5914

Complementary

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #e7efc5

Split complementary

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #efe2c5
  3. #d2efc5

Analogous

  1. #c5d2ef
  2. #cdc5ef
  3. #e2c5ef

Triadic

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #efcdc5
  3. #c5efcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #efc5e7
  3. #e7efc5
  4. #c5efcd

Square

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #efc5d2
  3. #e7efc5
  4. #c5efe2

Monochromatic

  1. #664dce
  2. #9989de
  3. #cdc5ef
  4. #f1effb
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#cdc5ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #b9b1d7
  3. #a49ebf
  4. #908aa7
  5. #7b768f
  6. #676378
  7. #524f60
  8. #3e3b48
  9. #292730
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc5ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #d2cbf1
  3. #d7d1f2
  4. #dcd6f4
  5. #e1dcf5
  6. #e6e2f7
  7. #ebe8f9
  8. #f0eefa
  9. #f5f3fc
  10. #faf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc5ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc5ef
  2. #c5bee4
  3. #beb7d9
  4. #b6b0ce
  5. #aea9c3
  6. #a7a3b8
  7. #9f9cac
  8. #9795a1
  9. #8f8e96
  10. #88878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccbf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcaee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cbd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c8f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c8ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9c9df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc5ef {
  color: #cdc5ef;
}
Background
.bg-cdc5ef {
  background-color: #cdc5ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc5ef {
  border: 2px solid #cdc5ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc5ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 57% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc5ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc5ef, #e2c5ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc5ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.05 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.15 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.34 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.11 #323a10 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdc5ef  rgb(205, 197, 239)  hsl(251, 57%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#e7efc5  rgb(231, 239, 197)  hsl(71, 57%, 85%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efcdc5  rgb(239, 205, 197)  hsl(11, 57%, 85%)  Zinnwaldite
#c5efcd  rgb(197, 239, 205)  hsl(131, 57%, 85%)  Tea Green