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#ADBDFD

#adbdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#adbdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.62% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 95.24% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5237

Complementary

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #fdedad

Split complementary

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #fdc5ad
  3. #e5fdad

Analogous

  1. #ade5fd
  2. #adbdfd
  3. #c5adfd

Triadic

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #fdadbd
  3. #bdfdad

Tetradic

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #edadfd
  3. #fdedad
  4. #bdfdad

Square

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #fdade5
  3. #fdedad
  4. #adfdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #1845f9
  2. #6281fb
  3. #adbdfd
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#adbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #9caae4
  3. #8a97ca
  4. #7984b1
  5. #687198
  6. #575f7f
  7. #454c65
  8. #34394c
  9. #232633
  10. #111319
  11. #000000

Tints

#adbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #b5c4fd
  3. #bdcafd
  4. #c6d1fe
  5. #ced7fe
  6. #d6defe
  7. #dee5fe
  8. #e6ebfe
  9. #eff2ff
  10. #f7f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adbdfd
  2. #a9b7f1
  3. #a4b1e4
  4. #a0abd8
  5. #9ba5cb
  6. #979fbf
  7. #9298b2
  8. #8e92a6
  9. #898c99
  10. #85868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bedb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3bcfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97c9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7bdfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adbdfd {
  color: #adbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-adbdfd {
  background-color: #adbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #adbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adbdfd, #c5adfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.31 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.51 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.67 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.72 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.89 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 13.66 #524202 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#adbdfd  rgb(173, 189, 253)  hsl(228, 95%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#fdedad  rgb(253, 237, 173)  hsl(48, 95%, 84%)  Vanilla
#fdadbd  rgb(253, 173, 189)  hsl(348, 95%, 84%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#bdfdad  rgb(189, 253, 173)  hsl(108, 95%, 84%)  Pale Green