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#C8CDEB closest to Frozen Periwinkle

#C8CDEB is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.4% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(200, 205, 235)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 47% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #C8CDEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.39:1.

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Variations of #C8CDEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C8CDEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8CDEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CDEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3CDEA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5D0EC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6CFEC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3CDEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5CDEB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0D2D7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5CFE2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDCED6

#C8CDEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#C8CDEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.39:1 Super#C8CDEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CDEB in CSS

/* Frozen Periwinkle */
.color { color: #C8CDEB; }
.background { background-color: #C8CDEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CDEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 205 235);
color: hsl(231 47% 85%);
color: oklch(0.854 0.042 278.0);

#C8CDEB FAQ

What color is #C8CDEB?

#C8CDEB is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8CDEB?

#C8CDEB is rgb(200, 205, 235) in RGB, hsl(231, 47%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CDEB?

The complementary color of #C8CDEB is #EBE6C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CDEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CDEB: 13.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CDEB a warm or cool color?

#C8CDEB is a cool color.