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#DCD0F8

#dcd0f8 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcd0f8 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, 81.57% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.29% cyan, 16.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 258°, with 74.07% saturation and 89.41% 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 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.671

Complementary

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #ecf8d0

Split complementary

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #f8f0d0
  3. #d8f8d0

Analogous

  1. #d0d8f8
  2. #dcd0f8
  3. #f0d0f8

Triadic

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #f8dcd0
  3. #d0f8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #f8d0ec
  3. #ecf8d0
  4. #d0f8dc

Square

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #f8d0d8
  3. #ecf8d0
  4. #d0f8f0

Monochromatic

  1. #794be4
  2. #aa8dee
  3. #dcd0f8
  4. #f2edfc
  5. #f2edfc

Shades

#dcd0f8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #c6bbdf
  3. #b0a6c6
  4. #9a92ae
  5. #847d95
  6. #6e687c
  7. #585363
  8. #423e4a
  9. #2c2a32
  10. #161519
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd0f8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #e0d5f9
  3. #e3d9f9
  4. #e7defa
  5. #eae3fb
  6. #eee8fc
  7. #f1ecfc
  8. #f5f1fd
  9. #f8f6fe
  10. #fcfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd0f8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd0f8
  2. #d3c8ec
  3. #cac0e0
  4. #c0b8d4
  5. #b7b0c8
  6. #aea8bc
  7. #a5a0b0
  8. #9c98a4
  9. #929098
  10. #89888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d6fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad6f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7d6dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d4f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d3f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9d3e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd0f8 {
  color: #dcd0f8;
}
Background
.bg-dcd0f8 {
  background-color: #dcd0f8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd0f8 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd0f8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd0f8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd0f8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd0f8, #f0d0f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd0f8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 248 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.43 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.10 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 12.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.70 #232f07 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dcd0f8  rgb(220, 208, 248)  hsl(258, 74%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#ecf8d0  rgb(236, 248, 208)  hsl(78, 74%, 89%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#f8dcd0  rgb(248, 220, 208)  hsl(18, 74%, 89%)  Unbleached Silk
#d0f8dc  rgb(208, 248, 220)  hsl(138, 74%, 89%)  Magic Mint