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#CDCDEE

#cdcdee ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcdee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.87% cyan, 13.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 49.25% saturation and 86.86% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6281

Complementary

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #eeeecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #eeddcd
  3. #ddeecd

Analogous

  1. #cdddee
  2. #cdcdee
  3. #ddcdee

Triadic

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #eecdcd
  3. #cdeecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #eecdee
  3. #eeeecd
  4. #cdeecd

Square

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #eecddd
  3. #eeeecd
  4. #cdeedd

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #9494db
  3. #cdcdee
  4. #f0f0fa
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#cdcdee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #b9b9d6
  3. #a4a4be
  4. #9090a7
  5. #7b7b8f
  6. #676777
  7. #52525f
  8. #3e3e47
  9. #292930
  10. #151518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #d2d2f0
  3. #d7d7f1
  4. #dcdcf3
  5. #e1e1f5
  6. #e6e6f7
  7. #ebebf8
  8. #f0f0fa
  9. #f5f5fc
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdee
  2. #c5c5e3
  3. #bebed8
  4. #b6b6cd
  5. #aeaec2
  6. #a7a7b7
  7. #9f9fac
  8. #9797a1
  9. #8f8f96
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfcfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d1f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cfed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d2d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cfef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ceed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9d0e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdee {
  color: #cdcdee;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdee {
  background-color: #cdcdee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdee {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 49% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdee, #ddcdee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 238 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.79 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.50 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.10 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.46 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.66 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.81 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.66 #323211 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcdee  rgb(205, 205, 238)  hsl(240, 49%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#eeeecd  rgb(238, 238, 205)  hsl(60, 49%, 87%)  Beige
#eecdcd  rgb(238, 205, 205)  hsl(0, 49%, 87%)  Pale Pink
#cdeecd  rgb(205, 238, 205)  hsl(120, 49%, 87%)  Tea Green