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#D9CAFF

#d9caff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#d9caff 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, 79.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.9% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 256.98°, with 100% saturation and 89.61% 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 13.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6421

Complementary

  1. #d9caff
  2. #f0ffca

Split complementary

  1. #d9caff
  2. #fff4ca
  3. #d6ffca

Analogous

  1. #cad6ff
  2. #d9caff
  3. #f4caff

Triadic

  1. #d9caff
  2. #ffd9ca
  3. #caffd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9caff
  2. #ffcaf0
  3. #f0ffca
  4. #caffd9

Square

  1. #d9caff
  2. #ffcad6
  3. #f0ffca
  4. #cafff4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b31ff
  2. #a27eff
  3. #d9caff
  4. #f0ebff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#d9caff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9caff
  2. #c3b6e6
  3. #aea2cc
  4. #988db3
  5. #827999
  6. #6d6580
  7. #575166
  8. #413d4d
  9. #2b2833
  10. #16141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9caff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9caff
  2. #ddcfff
  3. #e1d5ff
  4. #e4daff
  5. #e8dfff
  6. #ece5ff
  7. #f0eaff
  8. #f4efff
  9. #f7f4ff
  10. #fbfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9caff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9caff
  2. #d0c3f2
  3. #c7bbe6
  4. #beb4d9
  5. #b5accc
  6. #ada5c0
  7. #a49eb3
  8. #9b96a6
  9. #928f99
  10. #89878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfe5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfd2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1d1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2d2dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5cfeb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9caff {
  color: #d9caff;
}
Background
.bg-d9caff {
  background-color: #d9caff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9caff {
  border: 2px solid #d9caff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9caff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 202 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9caff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9caff, #f4caff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9caff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 202 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.20 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.49 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.37 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.96 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.37 #263500 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#d9caff  rgb(217, 202, 255)  hsl(257, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#f0ffca  rgb(240, 255, 202)  hsl(77, 100%, 90%)  Cream
#ffd9ca  rgb(255, 217, 202)  hsl(17, 100%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#caffd9  rgb(202, 255, 217)  hsl(137, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint