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#DFD8FF

#dfd8ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfd8ff 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, 84.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.55% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 250.77°, with 100% saturation and 92.35% 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 15.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7202

Complementary

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #f8ffd8

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #fff2d8
  3. #e4ffd8

Analogous

  1. #d8e4ff
  2. #dfd8ff
  3. #f2d8ff

Triadic

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #ffdfd8
  3. #d8ffdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #ffd8f8
  3. #f8ffd8
  4. #d8ffdf

Square

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #ffd8e4
  3. #f8ffd8
  4. #d8fff2

Monochromatic

  1. #613fff
  2. #a08bff
  3. #dfd8ff
  4. #eeebff
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#dfd8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #c9c2e6
  3. #b2adcc
  4. #9c97b3
  5. #868299
  6. #706c80
  7. #595666
  8. #43414d
  9. #2d2b33
  10. #16161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #e2dcff
  3. #e5e0ff
  4. #e9e4ff
  5. #ece8ff
  6. #efecff
  7. #f2efff
  8. #f5f3ff
  9. #f9f7ff
  10. #fcfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8ff
  2. #d6cff2
  3. #ccc6e6
  4. #c3bed9
  5. #b9b5cc
  6. #b0acc0
  7. #a6a3b3
  8. #9d9aa6
  9. #939299
  10. #8a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedbeb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ddff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0dcfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9dee5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6dbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6dafe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcdbf0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8ff {
  color: #dfd8ff;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8ff {
  background-color: #dfd8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8ff {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 100% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8ff, #f2d8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.16 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.29 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.18 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.21 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.64 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 13.11 #202700 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfd8ff  rgb(223, 216, 255)  hsl(251, 100%, 92%)  Periwinkle
#f8ffd8  rgb(248, 255, 216)  hsl(71, 100%, 92%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ffdfd8  rgb(255, 223, 216)  hsl(11, 100%, 92%)  Misty Rose
#d8ffdf  rgb(216, 255, 223)  hsl(131, 100%, 92%)  Tea Green