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#CFCBEF

#cfcbef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cfcbef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 79.61% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.39% cyan, 15.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 246.67°, with 52.94% saturation and 86.67% 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 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6221

Complementary

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #ebefcb

Split complementary

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #efe1cb
  3. #d9efcb

Analogous

  1. #cbd9ef
  2. #cfcbef
  3. #e1cbef

Triadic

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #efcfcb
  3. #cbefcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #efcbeb
  3. #ebefcb
  4. #cbefcf

Square

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #efcbd9
  3. #ebefcb
  4. #cbefe1

Monochromatic

  1. #6356cb
  2. #9991dd
  3. #cfcbef
  4. #f1effa
  5. #f1effa

Shades

#cfcbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #bab7d7
  3. #a6a2bf
  4. #918ea7
  5. #7c7a8f
  6. #686678
  7. #535160
  8. #3e3d48
  9. #292930
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #d4d0f1
  3. #d9d5f2
  4. #dddbf4
  5. #e2e0f5
  6. #e7e5f7
  7. #eceaf9
  8. #f1effa
  9. #f5f5fc
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcbef
  2. #c7c4e4
  3. #bfbcd9
  4. #b7b5ce
  5. #afadc3
  6. #a8a6b8
  7. #a09eac
  8. #9897a1
  9. #908f96
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfcddc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3cff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ceee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9d1d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cdee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbcee1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcbef {
  color: #cfcbef;
}
Background
.bg-cfcbef {
  background-color: #cfcbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcbef {
  border: 2px solid #cfcbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 203 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 53% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcbef, #e1cbef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 203 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.34 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.13 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.30 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.14 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.20 #303410 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cfcbef  rgb(207, 203, 239)  hsl(247, 53%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ebefcb  rgb(235, 239, 203)  hsl(67, 53%, 87%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efcfcb  rgb(239, 207, 203)  hsl(7, 53%, 87%)  Pale Pink
#cbefcf  rgb(203, 239, 207)  hsl(127, 53%, 87%)  Tea Green