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#DEC7FF

#dec7ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dec7ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.04% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.94% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 264.64°, with 100% saturation and 89.02% 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 13.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.636

Complementary

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #e8ffc7

Split complementary

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #fffac7
  3. #ccffc7

Analogous

  1. #c7ccff
  2. #dec7ff
  3. #fac7ff

Triadic

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #ffdec7
  3. #c7ffde

Tetradic

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #ffc7e8
  3. #e8ffc7
  4. #c7ffde

Square

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #ffc7cc
  3. #e8ffc7
  4. #c7fffa

Monochromatic

  1. #842eff
  2. #b17bff
  3. #dec7ff
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#dec7ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #c8b3e6
  3. #b29fcc
  4. #9b8bb3
  5. #857799
  6. #6f6480
  7. #595066
  8. #433c4d
  9. #2c2833
  10. #16141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec7ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #e1cdff
  3. #e5d2ff
  4. #e8d8ff
  5. #ebddff
  6. #efe3ff
  7. #f2e9ff
  8. #f5eeff
  9. #f8f4ff
  10. #fcf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec7ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec7ff
  2. #d5c0f2
  3. #cbb9e6
  4. #c2b2d9
  5. #b8abcc
  6. #afa4c0
  7. #a69cb3
  8. #9c95a6
  9. #938e99
  10. #89878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cde5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdd0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1d1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9cfda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcdff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbccea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec7ff {
  color: #dec7ff;
}
Background
.bg-dec7ff {
  background-color: #dec7ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec7ff {
  border: 2px solid #dec7ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec7ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 199 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec7ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec7ff, #fac7ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec7ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 199 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.09 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.77 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.40 #213800 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dec7ff  rgb(222, 199, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#e8ffc7  rgb(232, 255, 199)  hsl(85, 100%, 89%)  Tea Green
#ffdec7  rgb(255, 222, 199)  hsl(25, 100%, 89%)  Unbleached Silk
#c7ffde  rgb(199, 255, 222)  hsl(145, 100%, 89%)  Magic Mint