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#DBC3F4

#dbc3f4 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbc3f4 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 76.47% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.25% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 269.39°, with 69.01% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6062

Complementary

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #dcf4c3

Split complementary

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #f4f4c3
  3. #c4f4c3

Analogous

  1. #c3c4f4
  2. #dbc3f4
  3. #f4c3f4

Triadic

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #f4dbc3
  3. #c3f4db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #f4c3dc
  3. #dcf4c3
  4. #c3f4db

Square

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #f4c3c4
  3. #dcf4c3
  4. #c3f4f4

Monochromatic

  1. #8d42dc
  2. #b482e8
  3. #dbc3f4
  4. #f5eefc
  5. #f5eefc

Shades

#dbc3f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #c5b0dc
  3. #af9cc3
  4. #9989ab
  5. #837592
  6. #6e627a
  7. #584e62
  8. #423b49
  9. #2c2731
  10. #161418
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc3f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #dfc9f5
  3. #e2cff6
  4. #e6d5f7
  5. #e9dbf8
  6. #ede1fa
  7. #f1e7fb
  8. #f4edfc
  9. #f8f3fd
  10. #fbf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc3f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc3f4
  2. #d2bce8
  3. #c9b6dd
  4. #c0afd1
  5. #b7a8c6
  6. #aea2ba
  7. #a49bae
  8. #9b94a3
  9. #928d97
  10. #89878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c9dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbcbf6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfcdf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c9d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c8f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc9f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c7e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc3f4 {
  color: #dbc3f4;
}
Background
.bg-dbc3f4 {
  background-color: #dbc3f4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc3f4 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc3f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc3f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 195 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 69% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc3f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc3f4, #f4c3f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc3f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 195 244 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.10 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.18 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.34 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.84 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.61 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.00 #243c0b Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dbc3f4  rgb(219, 195, 244)  hsl(269, 69%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#dcf4c3  rgb(220, 244, 195)  hsl(89, 69%, 86%)  Tea Green
#f4dbc3  rgb(244, 219, 195)  hsl(29, 69%, 86%)  Bisque
#c3f4db  rgb(195, 244, 219)  hsl(149, 69%, 86%)  Magic Mint