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#E3CDFF

#e3cdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e3cdff 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, 80.39% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.98% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 266.4°, 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 14.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.52.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6721

Complementary

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #e9ffcd

Split complementary

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #fffccd
  3. #d0ffcd

Analogous

  1. #cdd0ff
  2. #e3cdff
  3. #fccdff

Triadic

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #ffe3cd
  3. #cdffe3

Tetradic

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #ffcde9
  3. #e9ffcd
  4. #cdffe3

Square

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #ffcdd0
  3. #e9ffcd
  4. #cdfffc

Monochromatic

  1. #8d34ff
  2. #b881ff
  3. #e3cdff
  4. #f4ebff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#e3cdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #ccb9e6
  3. #b6a4cc
  4. #9f90b3
  5. #887b99
  6. #726780
  7. #5b5266
  8. #443e4d
  9. #2d2933
  10. #17151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3cdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #e6d2ff
  3. #e9d7ff
  4. #ebdcff
  5. #eee1ff
  6. #f1e6ff
  7. #f4ebff
  8. #f7f0ff
  9. #f9f5ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3cdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3cdff
  2. #d9c5f2
  3. #cfbee6
  4. #c5b6d9
  5. #bbaecc
  6. #b2a7c0
  7. #a89fb3
  8. #9e97a6
  9. #948f99
  10. #8a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd2e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d6fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfd4de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d3fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d1ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3cdff {
  color: #e3cdff;
}
Background
.bg-e3cdff {
  background-color: #e3cdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3cdff {
  border: 2px solid #e3cdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3cdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3cdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3cdff, #fccdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3cdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.52 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.25 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.50 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.05 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.87 #1c3200 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#e3cdff  rgb(227, 205, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#e9ffcd  rgb(233, 255, 205)  hsl(86, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green
#ffe3cd  rgb(255, 227, 205)  hsl(26, 100%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdffe3  rgb(205, 255, 227)  hsl(146, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint