BlueLightMuted

Periwinkle Powder

#C5CAE2

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.63:1Fails

Black text

12.18:1AAA

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About Periwinkle Powder

Periwinkle Powder (#C5CAE2) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 197, 202, 226 and its HSL value is 230°, 33%, 83%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (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

#C5CAE2 · #E2DDC5

Analogous

#C5D8E2 · #C5CAE2 · #CFC5E2

Triadic

#C5CAE2 · #E2C5CA · #CAE2C5

Split complementary

#C5CAE2 · #E2CFC5 · #D8E2C5

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