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#CDCDEC

#cdcdec ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcdec is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 13.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 44.93% saturation and 86.47% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.627

Complementary

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #ececcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #ecdccd
  3. #dceccd

Analogous

  1. #cddcec
  2. #cdcdec
  3. #dccdec

Triadic

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #eccdcd
  3. #cdeccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #eccdec
  3. #ececcd
  4. #cdeccd

Square

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #eccddc
  3. #ececcd
  4. #cdecdc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5ec2
  2. #9696d7
  3. #cdcdec
  4. #f0f0f9
  5. #f0f0f9

Shades

#cdcdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #b9b9d4
  3. #a4a4bd
  4. #9090a5
  5. #7b7b8e
  6. #676776
  7. #52525e
  8. #3e3e47
  9. #29292f
  10. #151518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #d2d2ee
  3. #d7d7f0
  4. #dcdcf2
  5. #e1e1f4
  6. #e6e6f6
  7. #ebebf7
  8. #f0f0f9
  9. #f5f5fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdec
  2. #c5c5e1
  3. #bebed6
  4. #b6b6cc
  5. #aeaec1
  6. #a7a7b6
  7. #9f9fab
  8. #9797a0
  9. #8f8f96
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecedb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d0ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5cfeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d2d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cfed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ceeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9d0e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdec {
  color: #cdcdec;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdec {
  background-color: #cdcdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdec {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 45% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdec, #dccdec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 236 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.10 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.76 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.36 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.50 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.83 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.28 #323213 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcdec  rgb(205, 205, 236)  hsl(240, 45%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ececcd  rgb(236, 236, 205)  hsl(60, 45%, 86%)  Beige
#eccdcd  rgb(236, 205, 205)  hsl(0, 45%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#cdeccd  rgb(205, 236, 205)  hsl(120, 45%, 86%)  Tea Green