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#D9C8FC

#d9c8fc ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#d9c8fc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.43% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.89% cyan, 20.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 259.62°, with 89.66% saturation and 88.63% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6309

Complementary

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #ebfcc8

Split complementary

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #fcf3c8
  3. #d1fcc8

Analogous

  1. #c8d1fc
  2. #d9c8fc
  3. #f3c8fc

Triadic

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #fcd9c8
  3. #c8fcd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #fcc8eb
  3. #ebfcc8
  4. #c8fcd9

Square

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #fcc8d1
  3. #ebfcc8
  4. #c8fcf3

Monochromatic

  1. #7537f4
  2. #a77ff8
  3. #d9c8fc
  4. #f2ecfe
  5. #f2ecfe

Shades

#d9c8fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #c3b4e3
  3. #aea0ca
  4. #988cb0
  5. #827897
  6. #6d647e
  7. #575065
  8. #413c4c
  9. #2b2832
  10. #161419
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9c8fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #ddcefc
  3. #e1d3fd
  4. #e4d9fd
  5. #e8defd
  6. #ece4fe
  7. #f0e9fe
  8. #f4effe
  9. #f7f4fe
  10. #fbfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9c8fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9c8fc
  2. #d0c1f0
  3. #c7bae3
  4. #beb2d7
  5. #b5abca
  6. #ada4be
  7. #a49db2
  8. #9b96a5
  9. #928e99
  10. #89878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cde3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed0fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0d0fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3cfda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cdfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcdfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6cde8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9c8fc {
  color: #d9c8fc;
}
Background
.bg-d9c8fc {
  background-color: #d9c8fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9c8fc {
  border: 2px solid #d9c8fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9c8fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 200 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 90% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9c8fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9c8fc, #f3c8fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9c8fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 200 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.10 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.78 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.65 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.00 #263703 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#d9c8fc  rgb(217, 200, 252)  hsl(260, 90%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#ebfcc8  rgb(235, 252, 200)  hsl(80, 90%, 89%)  Tea Green
#fcd9c8  rgb(252, 217, 200)  hsl(20, 90%, 89%)  Unbleached Silk
#c8fcd9  rgb(200, 252, 217)  hsl(140, 90%, 89%)  Magic Mint