#DFCBFF · near Periwinkle

#DFCBFF (RGB 223, 203, 255) is a light, muted blue, closest to Periwinkle and near Thistle and Cotton Candy. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #DFCBFF a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 88% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 302°.

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HEX#DFCBFF

RGBrgb(223, 203, 255)

HSLhsl(263, 100%, 90%)

CMYK13, 20, 0, 0

CSS var--periwinkle

Contrast1.49:1 white · 14.12:1 black

Similar named colors

Periwinkle #CCCCFFThistle #D8BFD8Cotton Candy #FFBCD9Mauve #E0B0FFBallet #F4D8DD

How to use #DFCBFF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #DFCBFF (14.12:1); white text does not (1.49:1).

For a calm scheme pair #DFCBFF with its analogous neighbors #CCD2FF and #F9CCFF; for contrast use its complement #EBFFCC as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--periwinkle: #DFCBFF;

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Shades & tints

#2D2933#595166#867A99#B2A2CC#DFCBFF#E5D5FF#ECE0FF#F2EAFF#F9F5FF

Color harmonies for #DFCBFF

Complementary

#DFCBFF#EBFFCC

Analogous

#DFCBFF#CCD2FF#F9CCFF

Triadic

#DFCBFF#FFE0CC#CCFFE0

Split complementary

#DFCBFF#FFF9CC#D2FFCC

Tetradic

#DFCBFF#FFCCD2#EBFFCC#CCFFF9