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#CFC4FF

#cfc4ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cfc4ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 76.86% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 251.19°, with 100% saturation and 88.43% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5997

Complementary

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #f4ffc4

Split complementary

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #ffedc4
  3. #d6ffc4

Analogous

  1. #c4d6ff
  2. #cfc4ff
  3. #edc4ff

Triadic

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #ffcfc4
  3. #c4ffcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #ffc4f4
  3. #f4ffc4
  4. #c4ffcf

Square

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #ffc4d6
  3. #f4ffc4
  4. #c4ffed

Monochromatic

  1. #532bff
  2. #9177ff
  3. #cfc4ff
  4. #eeebff
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#cfc4ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #bab0e6
  3. #a69dcc
  4. #9189b3
  5. #7c7699
  6. #686280
  7. #534e66
  8. #3e3b4d
  9. #292733
  10. #15141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc4ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #d4caff
  3. #d9d0ff
  4. #ddd6ff
  5. #e2dcff
  6. #e7e2ff
  7. #ece7ff
  8. #f1edff
  9. #f5f3ff
  10. #faf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc4ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc4ff
  2. #c7bdf2
  3. #bfb6e6
  4. #b7b0d9
  5. #afa9cc
  6. #a8a2c0
  7. #a09bb3
  8. #9894a6
  9. #908e99
  10. #88878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc8e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ccff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7cafd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6cdd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c8fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cae9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc4ff {
  color: #cfc4ff;
}
Background
.bg-cfc4ff {
  background-color: #cfc4ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc4ff {
  border: 2px solid #cfc4ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc4ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 196 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc4ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc4ff, #edc4ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc4ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 196 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.22 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.61 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.73 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.04 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.57 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.60 #303b00 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cfc4ff  rgb(207, 196, 255)  hsl(251, 100%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#f4ffc4  rgb(244, 255, 196)  hsl(71, 100%, 88%)  Cream
#ffcfc4  rgb(255, 207, 196)  hsl(11, 100%, 88%)  Baby Pink
#c4ffcf  rgb(196, 255, 207)  hsl(131, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green