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#DFCDFF

#dfcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfcdff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.55% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 261.6°, with 100% saturation and 90.2% 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 14.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6657

Complementary

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #edffcd

Split complementary

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #fff8cd
  3. #d4ffcd

Analogous

  1. #cdd4ff
  2. #dfcdff
  3. #f8cdff

Triadic

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #ffdfcd
  3. #cdffdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #ffcded
  3. #edffcd
  4. #cdffdf

Square

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #ffcdd4
  3. #edffcd
  4. #cdfff8

Monochromatic

  1. #7d34ff
  2. #ae81ff
  3. #dfcdff
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#dfcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #c9b9e6
  3. #b2a4cc
  4. #9c90b3
  5. #867b99
  6. #706780
  7. #595266
  8. #433e4d
  9. #2d2933
  10. #16151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #e2d2ff
  3. #e5d7ff
  4. #e9dcff
  5. #ece1ff
  6. #efe6ff
  7. #f2ebff
  8. #f5f0ff
  9. #f9f5ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcdff
  2. #d6c5f2
  3. #ccbee6
  4. #c3b6d9
  5. #b9aecc
  6. #b0a7c0
  7. #a69fb3
  8. #9d97a6
  9. #938f99
  10. #8a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.31:1 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 #c7d5fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dad4de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfd2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d2fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcd1ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcdff {
  color: #dfcdff;
}
Background
.bg-dfcdff {
  background-color: #dfcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcdff {
  border: 2px solid #dfcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcdff, #f8cdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.42 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.56 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.81 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.40 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.28 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.22 #203200 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfcdff  rgb(223, 205, 255)  hsl(262, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#edffcd  rgb(237, 255, 205)  hsl(82, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green
#ffdfcd  rgb(255, 223, 205)  hsl(22, 100%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdffdf  rgb(205, 255, 223)  hsl(142, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint