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#e4cafd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e4cafd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 79.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.88% cyan, 20.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 270.59°, with 92.73% saturation and 89.22% 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 14.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.37.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6583

Complementary

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #e3fdca

Split complementary

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #fdfdca
  3. #cafdcb

Analogous

  1. #cbcafd
  2. #e4cafd
  3. #fdcafd

Triadic

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #fde4ca
  3. #cafde4

Tetradic

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #fdcae3
  3. #e3fdca
  4. #cafde4

Square

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #fdcbca
  3. #e3fdca
  4. #cafdfd

Monochromatic

  1. #9937f7
  2. #be80fa
  3. #e4cafd
  4. #f5ebfe
  5. #f5ebfe

Shades

#e4cafd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #cdb6e4
  3. #b6a2ca
  4. #a08db1
  5. #897998
  6. #72657f
  7. #5b5165
  8. #443d4c
  9. #2e2833
  10. #171419
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4cafd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #e7cffd
  3. #e9d5fd
  4. #ecdafe
  5. #efdffe
  6. #f2e5fe
  7. #f4eafe
  8. #f7effe
  9. #faf4ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4cafd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4cafd
  2. #dac3f1
  3. #d0bbe4
  4. #c6b4d8
  5. #bcaccb
  6. #b2a5bf
  7. #a89eb2
  8. #9e96a6
  9. #948f99
  10. #8a878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd0e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2d3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d4fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1d0db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0cffe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2ceea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4cafd {
  color: #e4cafd;
}
Background
.bg-e4cafd {
  background-color: #e4cafd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4cafd {
  border: 2px solid #e4cafd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4cafd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 202 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 93% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4cafd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4cafd, #fdcafd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4cafd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 202 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.37 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.74 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.04 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.27 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.93 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.13 #1b3502 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#e4cafd  rgb(228, 202, 253)  hsl(271, 93%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#e3fdca  rgb(227, 253, 202)  hsl(91, 93%, 89%)  Tea Green
#fde4ca  rgb(253, 228, 202)  hsl(31, 93%, 89%)  Bisque
#cafde4  rgb(202, 253, 228)  hsl(151, 93%, 89%)  Magic Mint