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#E6CBFF

#e6cbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e6cbff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.8% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 271.15°, 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.56.

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Web safe#ffccff
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Relative luminance0.6675

Complementary

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #e4ffcb

Split complementary

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #feffcb
  3. #cbffcc

Analogous

  1. #cccbff
  2. #e6cbff
  3. #ffcbfe

Triadic

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #ffe6cb
  3. #cbffe6

Tetradic

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #ffcbe4
  3. #e4ffcb
  4. #cbffe6

Square

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #ffcccb
  3. #e4ffcb
  4. #cbfeff

Monochromatic

  1. #9c32ff
  2. #c17eff
  3. #e6cbff
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#e6cbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #cfb7e6
  3. #b8a2cc
  4. #a18eb3
  5. #8a7a99
  6. #736680
  7. #5c5166
  8. #453d4d
  9. #2e2933
  10. #17141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6cbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #e9d0ff
  3. #ebd5ff
  4. #eedbff
  5. #f0e0ff
  6. #f3e5ff
  7. #f5eaff
  8. #f8efff
  9. #faf5ff
  10. #fdfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6cbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6cbff
  2. #dcc4f2
  3. #d2bce6
  4. #c7b5d9
  5. #bdadcc
  6. #b3a6c0
  7. #a99eb3
  8. #9f97a6
  9. #948f99
  10. #8a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd1e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d6fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3d2dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d2fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cfeb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6cbff {
  color: #e6cbff;
}
Background
.bg-e6cbff {
  background-color: #e6cbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6cbff {
  border: 2px solid #e6cbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6cbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6cbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6cbff, #ffcbfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6cbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.56 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.71 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.34 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.20 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.47 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.02 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.40 #193400 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#e6cbff  rgb(230, 203, 255)  hsl(271, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#e4ffcb  rgb(228, 255, 203)  hsl(91, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green
#ffe6cb  rgb(255, 230, 203)  hsl(31, 100%, 90%)  Bisque
#cbffe6  rgb(203, 255, 230)  hsl(151, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint