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#D6C8F2

#d6c8f2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#d6c8f2 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.92% red, 78.43% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.57% cyan, 17.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 61.76% saturation and 86.67% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6202

Complementary

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #e4f2c8

Split complementary

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #f2ebc8
  3. #cff2c8

Analogous

  1. #c8cff2
  2. #d6c8f2
  3. #ebc8f2

Triadic

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #f2d6c8
  3. #c8f2d6

Tetradic

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #f2c8e4
  3. #e4f2c8
  4. #c8f2d6

Square

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #f2c8cf
  3. #e4f2c8
  4. #c8f2eb

Monochromatic

  1. #7a4cd5
  2. #a88ae3
  3. #d6c8f2
  4. #f3effb
  5. #f3effb

Shades

#d6c8f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #c1b4da
  3. #aba0c2
  4. #968ca9
  5. #807891
  6. #6b6479
  7. #565061
  8. #403c49
  9. #2b2830
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#d6c8f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #dacef3
  3. #ded3f5
  4. #e2d9f6
  5. #e6def7
  6. #ebe4f9
  7. #efe9fa
  8. #f3effb
  9. #f7f4fc
  10. #fbfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d6c8f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d6c8f2
  2. #cdc1e7
  3. #c5badb
  4. #bcb2d0
  5. #b4abc4
  6. #aba4b9
  7. #a29dae
  8. #9a96a2
  9. #918e97
  10. #89878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2ccde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0cef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2cef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2ced6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9ccf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbccf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3cce2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d6c8f2 {
  color: #d6c8f2;
}
Background
.bg-d6c8f2 {
  background-color: #d6c8f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d6c8f2 {
  border: 2px solid #d6c8f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d6c8f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 214 200 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 62% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d6c8f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d6c8f2, #ebc8f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d6c8f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(214 200 242 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.38 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.79 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.28 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.81 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.88 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.04 #29370d Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#d6c8f2  rgb(214, 200, 242)  hsl(260, 62%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#e4f2c8  rgb(228, 242, 200)  hsl(80, 62%, 87%)  Tea Green
#f2d6c8  rgb(242, 214, 200)  hsl(20, 62%, 87%)  Unbleached Silk
#c8f2d6  rgb(200, 242, 214)  hsl(140, 62%, 87%)  Magic Mint