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#D3C8EF

#d3c8ef ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#d3c8ef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 78.43% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.72% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.92°, with 54.93% saturation and 86.08% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6139

Complementary

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #e4efc8

Split complementary

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #efe7c8
  3. #d1efc8

Analogous

  1. #c8d1ef
  2. #d3c8ef
  3. #e7c8ef

Triadic

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #efd3c8
  3. #c8efd3

Tetradic

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #efc8e4
  3. #e4efc8
  4. #c8efd3

Square

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #efc8d1
  3. #e4efc8
  4. #c8efe7

Monochromatic

  1. #7451cd
  2. #a48dde
  3. #d3c8ef
  4. #f2effa
  5. #f2effa

Shades

#d3c8ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #beb4d7
  3. #a9a0bf
  4. #948ca7
  5. #7f788f
  6. #6a6478
  7. #545060
  8. #3f3c48
  9. #2a2830
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3c8ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #d7cef1
  3. #dcd3f2
  4. #e0d9f4
  5. #e5def5
  6. #e9e4f7
  7. #ede9f9
  8. #f2effa
  9. #f6f4fc
  10. #fbfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3c8ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3c8ef
  2. #cbc1e4
  3. #c2bad9
  4. #bab2ce
  5. #b2abc3
  6. #aaa4b8
  7. #a19dac
  8. #9996a1
  9. #918e96
  10. #88878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0cbdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1cef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2cdee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceced5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cbf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cbee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0cbe0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3c8ef {
  color: #d3c8ef;
}
Background
.bg-d3c8ef {
  background-color: #d3c8ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3c8ef {
  border: 2px solid #d3c8ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3c8ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 200 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 55% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3c8ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3c8ef, #e7c8ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3c8ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 200 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.20 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.50 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.73 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.72 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.37 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.43 #2c3710 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#d3c8ef  rgb(211, 200, 239)  hsl(257, 55%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#e4efc8  rgb(228, 239, 200)  hsl(77, 55%, 86%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efd3c8  rgb(239, 211, 200)  hsl(17, 55%, 86%)  Unbleached Silk
#c8efd3  rgb(200, 239, 211)  hsl(137, 55%, 86%)  Magic Mint