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#E3CBFF

#e3cbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e3cbff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 79.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.98% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 267.69°, with 100% saturation and 89.8% 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6626

Complementary

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #e7ffcb

Split complementary

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #fffdcb
  3. #cdffcb

Analogous

  1. #cbcdff
  2. #e3cbff
  3. #fdcbff

Triadic

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #ffe3cb
  3. #cbffe3

Tetradic

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #ffcbe7
  3. #e7ffcb
  4. #cbffe3

Square

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #ffcbcd
  3. #e7ffcb
  4. #cbfffd

Monochromatic

  1. #9132ff
  2. #ba7eff
  3. #e3cbff
  4. #f4ebff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#e3cbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #ccb7e6
  3. #b6a2cc
  4. #9f8eb3
  5. #887a99
  6. #726680
  7. #5b5166
  8. #443d4d
  9. #2d2933
  10. #17141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3cbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #e6d0ff
  3. #e9d5ff
  4. #ebdbff
  5. #eee0ff
  6. #f1e5ff
  7. #f4eaff
  8. #f7efff
  9. #f9f5ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3cbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3cbff
  2. #d9c4f2
  3. #cfbce6
  4. #c5b5d9
  5. #bbadcc
  6. #b2a6c0
  7. #a89eb3
  8. #9e97a6
  9. #948f99
  10. #8a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd1e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d5fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfd2dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1cfeb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3cbff {
  color: #e3cbff;
}
Background
.bg-e3cbff {
  background-color: #e3cbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3cbff {
  border: 2px solid #e3cbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3cbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3cbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3cbff, #fdcbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3cbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.77 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.85 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.44 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.54 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.57 #1c3400 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#e3cbff  rgb(227, 203, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#e7ffcb  rgb(231, 255, 203)  hsl(88, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green
#ffe3cb  rgb(255, 227, 203)  hsl(28, 100%, 90%)  Bisque
#cbffe3  rgb(203, 255, 227)  hsl(148, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint