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#DBCDF3

#dbcdf3 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbcdf3 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, 80.39% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.88% cyan, 15.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 262.11°, with 61.29% saturation and 87.84% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6519

Complementary

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #e5f3cd

Split complementary

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #f3eecd
  3. #d2f3cd

Analogous

  1. #cdd2f3
  2. #dbcdf3
  3. #eecdf3

Triadic

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #f3dbcd
  3. #cdf3db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #f3cde5
  3. #e5f3cd
  4. #cdf3db

Square

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #f3cdd2
  3. #e5f3cd
  4. #cdf3ee

Monochromatic

  1. #8252d5
  2. #af8fe4
  3. #dbcdf3
  4. #f3effb
  5. #f3effb

Shades

#dbcdf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #c5b9db
  3. #afa4c2
  4. #9990aa
  5. #837b92
  6. #6e677a
  7. #585261
  8. #423e49
  9. #2c2931
  10. #161518
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcdf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #dfd2f4
  3. #e2d7f5
  4. #e6dcf7
  5. #e9e1f8
  6. #ede6f9
  7. #f1ebfa
  8. #f4f0fb
  9. #f8f5fd
  10. #fbfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcdf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcdf3
  2. #d2c5e8
  3. #c9bedc
  4. #c0b6d1
  5. #b7aec5
  6. #aea7ba
  7. #a49fae
  8. #9b97a3
  9. #928f97
  10. #89888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d3f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d3f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7d2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfd1f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d1f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9d0e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcdf3 {
  color: #dbcdf3;
}
Background
.bg-dbcdf3 {
  background-color: #dbcdf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcdf3 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcdf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcdf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 61% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcdf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcdf3, #eecdf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcdf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 243 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.18 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.34 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.26 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.98 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.13 #24320c Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dbcdf3  rgb(219, 205, 243)  hsl(262, 61%, 88%)  Periwinkle
#e5f3cd  rgb(229, 243, 205)  hsl(82, 61%, 88%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#f3dbcd  rgb(243, 219, 205)  hsl(22, 61%, 88%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdf3db  rgb(205, 243, 219)  hsl(142, 61%, 88%)  Magic Mint