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#CECEF4

#cecef4 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cecef4 is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 80.78% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.57% cyan, 15.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 63.33% saturation and 88.24% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.638

Complementary

  1. #cecef4
  2. #f4f4ce

Split complementary

  1. #cecef4
  2. #f4e1ce
  3. #e1f4ce

Analogous

  1. #cee1f4
  2. #cecef4
  3. #e1cef4

Triadic

  1. #cecef4
  2. #f4cece
  3. #cef4ce

Tetradic

  1. #cecef4
  2. #f4cef4
  3. #f4f4ce
  4. #cef4ce

Square

  1. #cecef4
  2. #f4cee1
  3. #f4f4ce
  4. #cef4e1

Monochromatic

  1. #5151d8
  2. #9090e6
  3. #cecef4
  4. #eeeefb
  5. #eeeefb

Shades

#cecef4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecef4
  2. #b9b9dc
  3. #a5a5c3
  4. #9090ab
  5. #7c7c92
  6. #67677a
  7. #525262
  8. #3e3e49
  9. #292931
  10. #151518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecef4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecef4
  2. #d3d3f5
  3. #d8d8f6
  4. #ddddf7
  5. #e2e2f8
  6. #e7e7fa
  7. #ebebfb
  8. #f0f0fc
  9. #f5f5fd
  10. #fafafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecef4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecef4
  2. #c6c6e8
  3. #bebedd
  4. #b7b7d1
  5. #afafc6
  6. #a7a7ba
  7. #9f9fae
  8. #9797a3
  9. #909097
  10. #88888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0d0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d2f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4d0f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d4da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9d1f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cff3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9d2e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecef4 {
  color: #cecef4;
}
Background
.bg-cecef4 {
  background-color: #cecef4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecef4 {
  border: 2px solid #cecef4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecef4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 206 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 63% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecef4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecef4, #e1cef4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecef4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 206 244 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.34 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.60 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.88 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.94 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.07 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.09 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 12.46 #31310b Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cecef4  rgb(206, 206, 244)  hsl(240, 63%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#f4f4ce  rgb(244, 244, 206)  hsl(60, 63%, 88%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#f4cece  rgb(244, 206, 206)  hsl(0, 63%, 88%)  Pale Pink
#cef4ce  rgb(206, 244, 206)  hsl(120, 63%, 88%)  Tea Green