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#DFD9FF

#dfd9ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfd9ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.55% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 100% saturation and 92.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7253

Complementary

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #f9ffd9

Split complementary

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #fff2d9
  3. #e6ffd9

Analogous

  1. #d9e6ff
  2. #dfd9ff
  3. #f2d9ff

Triadic

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #ffdfd9
  3. #d9ffdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #ffd9f9
  3. #f9ffd9
  4. #d9ffdf

Square

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #ffd9e6
  3. #f9ffd9
  4. #d9fff2

Monochromatic

  1. #5e40ff
  2. #9f8dff
  3. #dfd9ff
  4. #eeebff
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#dfd9ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #c9c3e6
  3. #b2aecc
  4. #9c98b3
  5. #868299
  6. #706d80
  7. #595766
  8. #43414d
  9. #2d2b33
  10. #16161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd9ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #e2ddff
  3. #e5e1ff
  4. #e9e4ff
  5. #ece8ff
  6. #efecff
  7. #f2f0ff
  8. #f5f4ff
  9. #f9f7ff
  10. #fcfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd9ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd9ff
  2. #d6d0f2
  3. #ccc7e6
  4. #c3bed9
  5. #b9b5cc
  6. #b0adc0
  7. #a6a4b3
  8. #9d9ba6
  9. #939299
  10. #8a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedcec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1deff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1ddfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9dfe5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7dcff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7dbfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbdcf0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd9ff {
  color: #dfd9ff;
}
Background
.bg-dfd9ff {
  background-color: #dfd9ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd9ff {
  border: 2px solid #dfd9ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd9ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 100% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd9ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd9ff, #f2d9ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd9ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.28 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.87 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.39 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.38 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.84 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 12.87 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.00 #202600 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfd9ff  rgb(223, 217, 255)  hsl(249, 100%, 93%)  Periwinkle
#f9ffd9  rgb(249, 255, 217)  hsl(69, 100%, 93%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ffdfd9  rgb(255, 223, 217)  hsl(9, 100%, 93%)  Misty Rose
#d9ffdf  rgb(217, 255, 223)  hsl(129, 100%, 93%)  Tea Green