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#DBC8F4

#dbc8f4 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbc8f4 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, 78.43% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.25% cyan, 18.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 265.91°, with 66.67% saturation and 87.06% 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 13.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.629

Complementary

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #e1f4c8

Split complementary

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #f4f1c8
  3. #cbf4c8

Analogous

  1. #c8cbf4
  2. #dbc8f4
  3. #f1c8f4

Triadic

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #f4dbc8
  3. #c8f4db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #f4c8e1
  3. #e1f4c8
  4. #c8f4db

Square

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #f4c8cb
  3. #e1f4c8
  4. #c8f4f1

Monochromatic

  1. #8849db
  2. #b188e7
  3. #dbc8f4
  4. #f4eefc
  5. #f4eefc

Shades

#dbc8f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #c5b4dc
  3. #afa0c3
  4. #998cab
  5. #837892
  6. #6e647a
  7. #585062
  8. #423c49
  9. #2c2831
  10. #161418
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc8f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #dfcef5
  3. #e2d3f6
  4. #e6d9f7
  5. #e9def8
  6. #ede4fa
  7. #f1e9fb
  8. #f4effc
  9. #f8f4fd
  10. #fbfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc8f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc8f4
  2. #d2c1e8
  3. #c9badd
  4. #c0b2d1
  5. #b7abc6
  6. #aea4ba
  7. #a49dae
  8. #9b96a3
  9. #928e97
  10. #89878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cddf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1cff6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4d0f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8ced7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccccf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cecdf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9cbe3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc8f4 {
  color: #dbc8f4;
}
Background
.bg-dbc8f4 {
  background-color: #dbc8f4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc8f4 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc8f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc8f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 200 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 67% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc8f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc8f4, #f1c8f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc8f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 200 244 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.38 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.58 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.36 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.55 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.32 #24370b Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dbc8f4  rgb(219, 200, 244)  hsl(266, 67%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#e1f4c8  rgb(225, 244, 200)  hsl(86, 67%, 87%)  Tea Green
#f4dbc8  rgb(244, 219, 200)  hsl(26, 67%, 87%)  Unbleached Silk
#c8f4db  rgb(200, 244, 219)  hsl(146, 67%, 87%)  Magic Mint