C8CEED

#C8CEED closest to Frozen Periwinkle

#C8CEED 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, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(200, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 230° hue, 51% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #C8CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.51:1.

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Variations of #C8CEED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#C8CEED 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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#C8CEED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CEED 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 #C4CEEC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D1EE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D0EE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4CEEC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5CEED
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0D3D8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5D0E4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDCFD7

#C8CEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#C8CEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.51:1 Super#C8CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CEED in CSS

/* Frozen Periwinkle */
.color { color: #C8CEED; }
.background { background-color: #C8CEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 206 237);
color: hsl(230 51% 86%);
color: oklch(0.857 0.043 276.8);

#C8CEED FAQ

What color is #C8CEED?

#C8CEED 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 #C8CEED?

#C8CEED is rgb(200, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(230, 51%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CEED?

The complementary color of #C8CEED is #EDE7C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CEED: 13.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CEED a warm or cool color?

#C8CEED is a cool color.