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#D6CBF2

#d6cbf2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#d6cbf2 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, 79.61% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.57% cyan, 16.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 256.92°, with 60% saturation and 87.25% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6342

Complementary

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #e7f2cb

Split complementary

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #f2e9cb
  3. #d3f2cb

Analogous

  1. #cbd3f2
  2. #d6cbf2
  3. #e9cbf2

Triadic

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #f2d6cb
  3. #cbf2d6

Tetradic

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #f2cbe7
  3. #e7f2cb
  4. #cbf2d6

Square

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #f2cbd3
  3. #e7f2cb
  4. #cbf2e9

Monochromatic

  1. #7551d3
  2. #a68ee3
  3. #d6cbf2
  4. #f2effb
  5. #f2effb

Shades

#d6cbf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #c1b7da
  3. #aba2c2
  4. #968ea9
  5. #807a91
  6. #6b6679
  7. #565161
  8. #403d49
  9. #2b2930
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#d6cbf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #dad0f3
  3. #ded5f5
  4. #e2dbf6
  5. #e6e0f7
  6. #ebe5f9
  7. #efeafa
  8. #f3effb
  9. #f7f5fc
  10. #fbfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d6cbf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d6cbf2
  2. #cdc4e7
  3. #c5bcdb
  4. #bcb5d0
  5. #b4adc4
  6. #aba6b9
  7. #a29eae
  8. #9a97a2
  9. #918f97
  10. #89888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cedf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d1f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5d0f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1d1d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcef3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3cee3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d6cbf2 {
  color: #d6cbf2;
}
Background
.bg-d6cbf2 {
  background-color: #d6cbf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d6cbf2 {
  border: 2px solid #d6cbf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d6cbf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 214 203 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 60% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d6cbf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d6cbf2, #e9cbf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d6cbf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(214 203 242 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.17 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.50 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.94 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.27 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.88 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.96 #29340d Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#d6cbf2  rgb(214, 203, 242)  hsl(257, 60%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#e7f2cb  rgb(231, 242, 203)  hsl(77, 60%, 87%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#f2d6cb  rgb(242, 214, 203)  hsl(17, 60%, 87%)  Unbleached Silk
#cbf2d6  rgb(203, 242, 214)  hsl(137, 60%, 87%)  Magic Mint