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#DBCBFF

#dbcbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbcbff 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, 79.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 258.46°, with 100% saturation and 89.8% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6499

Complementary

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #efffcb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #fff5cb
  3. #d5ffcb

Analogous

  1. #cbd5ff
  2. #dbcbff
  3. #f5cbff

Triadic

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #ffdbcb
  3. #cbffdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #ffcbef
  3. #efffcb
  4. #cbffdb

Square

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #ffcbd5
  3. #efffcb
  4. #cbfff5

Monochromatic

  1. #7132ff
  2. #a67eff
  3. #dbcbff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#dbcbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #c5b7e6
  3. #afa2cc
  4. #998eb3
  5. #837a99
  6. #6e6680
  7. #585166
  8. #423d4d
  9. #2c2933
  10. #16141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #dfd0ff
  3. #e2d5ff
  4. #e6dbff
  5. #e9e0ff
  6. #ede5ff
  7. #f1eaff
  8. #f4efff
  9. #f8f5ff
  10. #fbfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcbff
  2. #d2c4f2
  3. #c9bce6
  4. #c0b5d9
  5. #b7adcc
  6. #aea6c0
  7. #a49eb3
  8. #9b97a6
  9. #928f99
  10. #89888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1d3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3d2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5d3dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7d0eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcbff {
  color: #dbcbff;
}
Background
.bg-dbcbff {
  background-color: #dbcbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcbff {
  border: 2px solid #dbcbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcbff, #f5cbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.58 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.56 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.08 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.04 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.60 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.30 #243400 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dbcbff  rgb(219, 203, 255)  hsl(258, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#efffcb  rgb(239, 255, 203)  hsl(78, 100%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ffdbcb  rgb(255, 219, 203)  hsl(18, 100%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cbffdb  rgb(203, 255, 219)  hsl(138, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint