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#B0BDFD

#b0bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b0bdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.43% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 229.87°, with 95.06% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5272

Complementary

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #fdf0b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #fdcab0
  3. #e4fdb0

Analogous

  1. #b0e4fd
  2. #b0bdfd
  3. #cab0fd

Triadic

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #fdb0bd
  3. #bdfdb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #f0b0fd
  3. #fdf0b0
  4. #bdfdb0

Square

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #fdb0e4
  3. #fdf0b0
  4. #b0fdca

Monochromatic

  1. #1b40f9
  2. #657ffb
  3. #b0bdfd
  4. #ebeefe
  5. #ebeefe

Shades

#b0bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #9eaae4
  3. #8d97ca
  4. #7b84b1
  5. #6a7198
  6. #585f7f
  7. #464c65
  8. #35394c
  9. #232633
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #b8c4fd
  3. #c0cafd
  4. #c8d1fe
  5. #d0d7fe
  6. #d8defe
  7. #dfe5fe
  8. #e7ebfe
  9. #eff2ff
  10. #f7f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0bdfd
  2. #abb7f1
  3. #a6b1e4
  4. #a2abd8
  5. #9da5cb
  6. #989fbf
  7. #9398b2
  8. #8e92a6
  9. #8a8c99
  10. #85868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babfdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bdfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cc9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9bdfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0bdfd {
  color: #b0bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b0bdfd {
  background-color: #b0bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b0bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0bdfd, #cab0fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.66 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.68 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.88 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.53 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 13.53 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.97 #4f4202 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b0bdfd  rgb(176, 189, 253)  hsl(230, 95%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#fdf0b0  rgb(253, 240, 176)  hsl(50, 95%, 84%)  Vanilla
#fdb0bd  rgb(253, 176, 189)  hsl(350, 95%, 84%)  Light Pink
#bdfdb0  rgb(189, 253, 176)  hsl(110, 95%, 84%)  Pale Green