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#DCCAFF

#dccaff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dccaff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 79.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 260.38°, 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 13.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.6468

Complementary

  1. #dccaff
  2. #edffca

Split complementary

  1. #dccaff
  2. #fff7ca
  3. #d3ffca

Analogous

  1. #cad3ff
  2. #dccaff
  3. #f7caff

Triadic

  1. #dccaff
  2. #ffdcca
  3. #caffdc

Tetradic

  1. #dccaff
  2. #ffcaed
  3. #edffca
  4. #caffdc

Square

  1. #dccaff
  2. #ffcad3
  3. #edffca
  4. #cafff7

Monochromatic

  1. #7731ff
  2. #a97eff
  3. #dccaff
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#dccaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccaff
  2. #c6b6e6
  3. #b0a2cc
  4. #9a8db3
  5. #847999
  6. #6e6580
  7. #585166
  8. #423d4d
  9. #2c2833
  10. #16141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccaff
  2. #e0cfff
  3. #e3d5ff
  4. #e7daff
  5. #eadfff
  6. #eee5ff
  7. #f1eaff
  8. #f5efff
  9. #f8f4ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccaff
  2. #d3c3f2
  3. #cabbe6
  4. #c0b4d9
  5. #b7accc
  6. #aea5c0
  7. #a59eb3
  8. #9c96a6
  9. #928f99
  10. #89878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cfe6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0d2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3d2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6d2dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9cfeb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccaff {
  color: #dccaff;
}
Background
.bg-dccaff {
  background-color: #dccaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccaff {
  border: 2px solid #dccaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 202 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccaff, #f7caff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 202 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.03 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.12 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.04 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.03 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.68 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.02 #233500 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dccaff  rgb(220, 202, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#edffca  rgb(237, 255, 202)  hsl(80, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green
#ffdcca  rgb(255, 220, 202)  hsl(20, 100%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#caffdc  rgb(202, 255, 220)  hsl(140, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint