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#dfcdfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfcdfe is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.2% cyan, 19.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 262.04°, with 96.08% saturation and 90% 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 14.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6651

Complementary

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #ecfecd

Split complementary

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #fef7cd
  3. #d4fecd

Analogous

  1. #cdd4fe
  2. #dfcdfe
  3. #f7cdfe

Triadic

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #fedfcd
  3. #cdfedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #fecdec
  3. #ecfecd
  4. #cdfedf

Square

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #fecdd4
  3. #ecfecd
  4. #cdfef7

Monochromatic

  1. #7f37fb
  2. #af82fd
  3. #dfcdfe
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#dfcdfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #c9b9e5
  3. #b2a4cb
  4. #9c90b2
  5. #867b98
  6. #70677f
  7. #595266
  8. #433e4c
  9. #2d2933
  10. #161519
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcdfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #e2d2fe
  3. #e5d7fe
  4. #e9dcfe
  5. #ece1fe
  6. #efe6ff
  7. #f2ebff
  8. #f5f0ff
  9. #f9f5ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcdfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcdfe
  2. #d6c5f1
  3. #ccbee5
  4. #c3b6d8
  5. #b9aecc
  6. #b0a7bf
  7. #a69fb2
  8. #9d97a6
  9. #938f99
  10. #8a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d2e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d5fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dad4de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfd2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d2fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcd1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcdfe {
  color: #dfcdfe;
}
Background
.bg-dfcdfe {
  background-color: #dfcdfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcdfe {
  border: 2px solid #dfcdfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcdfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 96% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcdfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcdfe, #f7cdfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcdfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.53 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.32 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.92 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.17 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.23 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.28 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.11 #203201 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfcdfe  rgb(223, 205, 254)  hsl(262, 96%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#ecfecd  rgb(236, 254, 205)  hsl(82, 96%, 90%)  Tea Green
#fedfcd  rgb(254, 223, 205)  hsl(22, 96%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdfedf  rgb(205, 254, 223)  hsl(142, 96%, 90%)  Magic Mint