CDCEEB

#CDCEEB closest to Frozen Periwinkle

#CDCEEB is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(205, 206, 235)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 43% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CDCEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.62:1.

#CDCEEB color conversion

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Variations of #CDCEEB

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C6CFEA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7D1EC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9D0EC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6CFEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8CFEB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7D3D7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBD0E2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD0D7

#CDCEEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#CDCEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.62:1 Super#CDCEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCEEB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 206 235);
color: hsl(238 43% 86%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.040 284.0);

#CDCEEB FAQ

What color is #CDCEEB?

#CDCEEB 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 #CDCEEB?

#CDCEEB is rgb(205, 206, 235) in RGB, hsl(238, 43%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCEEB?

The complementary color of #CDCEEB is #EBEACD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCEEB: 13.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCEEB a warm or cool color?

#CDCEEB is a cool color.