BlueLightMuted

Periwinkle Powder

#C5C9DE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.64:1Fails

Black text

12.05:1AAA

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About Periwinkle Powder

Periwinkle Powder (#C5C9DE) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 197, 201, 222 and its HSL value is 230°, 27%, 82%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Periwinkle Powder, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C5C9DE · #DEDAC5

Analogous

#C5D5DE · #C5C9DE · #CEC5DE

Triadic

#C5C9DE · #DEC5C9 · #C9DEC5

Split complementary

#C5C9DE · #DECEC5 · #D5DEC5

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