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#DEC8FF

#dec8ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dec8ff 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, 78.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.94% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 89.22% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6406

Complementary

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #e9ffc8

Split complementary

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #fffac8
  3. #ceffc8

Analogous

  1. #c8ceff
  2. #dec8ff
  3. #fac8ff

Triadic

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #ffdec8
  3. #c8ffde

Tetradic

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #ffc8e9
  3. #e9ffc8
  4. #c8ffde

Square

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #ffc8ce
  3. #e9ffc8
  4. #c8fffa

Monochromatic

  1. #822fff
  2. #b07cff
  3. #dec8ff
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#dec8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #c8b4e6
  3. #b2a0cc
  4. #9b8cb3
  5. #857899
  6. #6f6480
  7. #595066
  8. #433c4d
  9. #2c2833
  10. #16141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #e1ceff
  3. #e5d3ff
  4. #e8d9ff
  5. #ebdeff
  6. #efe4ff
  7. #f2e9ff
  8. #f5efff
  9. #f8f4ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec8ff
  2. #d5c1f2
  3. #cbbae6
  4. #c2b2d9
  5. #b8abcc
  6. #afa4c0
  7. #a69db3
  8. #9c96a6
  9. #938e99
  10. #89878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cee5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2d1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9d0db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccdff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cecefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbcdea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec8ff {
  color: #dec8ff;
}
Background
.bg-dec8ff {
  background-color: #dec8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec8ff {
  border: 2px solid #dec8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 200 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec8ff, #fac8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 200 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.91 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.02 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.52 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.53 #213700 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dec8ff  rgb(222, 200, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#e9ffc8  rgb(233, 255, 200)  hsl(84, 100%, 89%)  Tea Green
#ffdec8  rgb(255, 222, 200)  hsl(24, 100%, 89%)  Unbleached Silk
#c8ffde  rgb(200, 255, 222)  hsl(144, 100%, 89%)  Magic Mint