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#DFCEF8

#dfcef8 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfcef8 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, 80.78% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.08% cyan, 16.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 264.29°, with 75% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6661

Complementary

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #e7f8ce

Split complementary

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #f8f4ce
  3. #d2f8ce

Analogous

  1. #ced2f8
  2. #dfcef8
  3. #f4cef8

Triadic

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #f8dfce
  3. #cef8df

Tetradic

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #f8cee7
  3. #e7f8ce
  4. #cef8df

Square

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #f8ced2
  3. #e7f8ce
  4. #cef8f4

Monochromatic

  1. #8848e5
  2. #b38bee
  3. #dfcef8
  4. #f3edfc
  5. #f3edfc

Shades

#dfcef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #c9b9df
  3. #b2a5c6
  4. #9c90ae
  5. #867c95
  6. #70677c
  7. #595263
  8. #433e4a
  9. #2d2932
  10. #161519
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #e2d3f9
  3. #e5d8f9
  4. #e9ddfa
  5. #ece2fb
  6. #efe7fc
  7. #f2ebfc
  8. #f5f0fd
  9. #f9f5fe
  10. #fcfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcef8
  2. #d6c6ec
  3. #ccbee0
  4. #c3b7d4
  5. #b9afc8
  6. #b0a7bc
  7. #a69fb0
  8. #9d97a4
  9. #939098
  10. #8a888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d2e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7d5fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad5f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbd4dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d2f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d2f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddd1e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcef8 {
  color: #dfcef8;
}
Background
.bg-dfcef8 {
  background-color: #dfcef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcef8 {
  border: 2px solid #dfcef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 206 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 75% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcef8, #f4cef8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 206 248 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.28 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.89 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.46 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.13 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.80 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.80 #203107 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfcef8  rgb(223, 206, 248)  hsl(264, 75%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#e7f8ce  rgb(231, 248, 206)  hsl(84, 75%, 89%)  Tea Green
#f8dfce  rgb(248, 223, 206)  hsl(24, 75%, 89%)  Unbleached Silk
#cef8df  rgb(206, 248, 223)  hsl(144, 75%, 89%)  Magic Mint