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#CEC3FF

#cec3ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cec3ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 76.47% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.22% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 251°, with 100% saturation and 88.24% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5937

Complementary

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #f4ffc3

Split complementary

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #ffecc3
  3. #d6ffc3

Analogous

  1. #c3d6ff
  2. #cec3ff
  3. #ecc3ff

Triadic

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #ffcec3
  3. #c3ffce

Tetradic

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #ffc3f4
  3. #f4ffc3
  4. #c3ffce

Square

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #ffc3d6
  3. #f4ffc3
  4. #c3ffec

Monochromatic

  1. #512aff
  2. #9077ff
  3. #cec3ff
  4. #eeebff
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#cec3ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #b9b0e6
  3. #a59ccc
  4. #9089b3
  5. #7c7599
  6. #676280
  7. #524e66
  8. #3e3b4d
  9. #292733
  10. #15141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec3ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #d3c9ff
  3. #d8cfff
  4. #ddd5ff
  5. #e2dbff
  6. #e7e1ff
  7. #ebe7ff
  8. #f0edff
  9. #f5f3ff
  10. #faf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec3ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec3ff
  2. #c6bcf2
  3. #beb6e6
  4. #b7afd9
  5. #afa8cc
  6. #a7a2c0
  7. #9f9bb3
  8. #9794a6
  9. #908d99
  10. #88878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc8e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5cbff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c9fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4cdd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c7fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8c9e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec3ff {
  color: #cec3ff;
}
Background
.bg-cec3ff {
  background-color: #cec3ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec3ff {
  border: 2px solid #cec3ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec3ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 195 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec3ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec3ff, #ecc3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec3ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 195 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.35 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.18 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.50 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.58 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.24 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.45 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.82 #313c00 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cec3ff  rgb(206, 195, 255)  hsl(251, 100%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#f4ffc3  rgb(244, 255, 195)  hsl(71, 100%, 88%)  Cream
#ffcec3  rgb(255, 206, 195)  hsl(11, 100%, 88%)  Baby Pink
#c3ffce  rgb(195, 255, 206)  hsl(131, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green