All About Color Periwinkle Gray

#C3CDE6

Periwinkle Gray is a muted and subtle grayish-blue color. It represents a balance between calmness and neutrality, perfect for creating a serene and versatile space.

About Periwinkle Gray

Periwinkle Gray is a very light blue color with the hex code #C3CDE6. In RGB it is red 195, green 205, blue 230; in HSL it is hue 223°, saturation 41%, lightness 83%; in CMYK it is 15%, 11%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 1.59:1 on white and 13.20:1 on black.

#C3CDE6 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC3, CD, E6
CMYK15.22%, 10.87%, 0.00%, 9.80%
RGB Decimal195, 205, 230
HSL223°, 41%, 83%
RGB Octal303, 315, 346
HSV (HSB)222.86°, 15.22%, 90.20%
RGB Binary11000011, 11001101, 11100110
CIE-L*AB82.37, 1.61, -13.50
RGB Percent76.47%, 80.39%, 90.20%
CIE-L*CH82.37, 13.59, 276.80
XYZ58.62, 60.98, 83.54
CIE-L*UV82.37, -6.69, -21.33
xyY0.29, 0.30, 60.98
Hunter-Lab78.09, -2.66, -8.77
RYB76.47%, 79.52%, 90.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C3CDE6 on a dark background: contrast 13.20:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C3CDE6 on a light background: contrast 1.59:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Periwinkle Gray, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Periwinkle Gray. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#C3CDE6 · #EDF0F7 · #8196CA · #E5DBC2 · #F7F5ED

Analogous palette

#C2E5DB · #C2DEE5 · #C3CDE6 · #CAC2E5 · #DBC2E5

Triadic palette

#C3CDE6 · #E5C2CC · #CCE5C2 · #EDF0F7 · #F7EDF0

Tetradic palette

#C3CDE6 · #E5C2DE · #E5DBC2 · #C2E5CA · #8196CA

Monochromatic palette

#5672B8 · #8C9FCF · #C3CDE6 · #EDF0F7 · #EDF0F7

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