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#CDCDFF

#cdcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcdff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 90.2% 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 13.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 0.33.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6386

Complementary

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #ffffcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #ffe6cd
  3. #e6ffcd

Analogous

  1. #cde6ff
  2. #cdcdff
  3. #e6cdff

Triadic

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #ffcdcd
  3. #cdffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #ffcdff
  3. #ffffcd
  4. #cdffcd

Square

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #ffcde6
  3. #ffffcd
  4. #cdffe6

Monochromatic

  1. #3434ff
  2. #8181ff
  3. #cdcdff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#cdcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #b9b9e6
  3. #a4a4cc
  4. #9090b3
  5. #7b7b99
  6. #676780
  7. #525266
  8. #3e3e4d
  9. #292933
  10. #15151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #d2d2ff
  3. #d7d7ff
  4. #dcdcff
  5. #e1e1ff
  6. #e6e6ff
  7. #ebebff
  8. #f0f0ff
  9. #f5f5ff
  10. #fafaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdff
  2. #c5c5f2
  3. #bebee6
  4. #b6b6d9
  5. #aeaecc
  6. #a7a7c0
  7. #9f9fb3
  8. #9797a6
  9. #8f8f99
  10. #88888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0d0e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1d3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfd0fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2d5de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6d0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5cffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d2ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdff {
  color: #cdcdff;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdff {
  background-color: #cdcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdff {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdff, #e6cdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 0.33 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.31 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.36 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.36 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.50 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.57 #323200 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcdff  rgb(205, 205, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#ffffcd  rgb(255, 255, 205)  hsl(60, 100%, 90%)  Cream
#ffcdcd  rgb(255, 205, 205)  hsl(0, 100%, 90%)  Baby Pink
#cdffcd  rgb(205, 255, 205)  hsl(120, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green