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#b2bbfa ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b2bbfa is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.33% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.8% cyan, 25.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 87.8% saturation and 83.92% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5191

Complementary

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #faf1b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #facdb2
  3. #dffab2

Analogous

  1. #b2dffa
  2. #b2bbfa
  3. #cdb2fa

Triadic

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #fab2bb
  3. #bbfab2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #f1b2fa
  3. #faf1b2
  4. #bbfab2

Square

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #fab2df
  3. #faf1b2
  4. #b2facd

Monochromatic

  1. #223cf1
  2. #6a7cf5
  3. #b2bbfa
  4. #eceefe
  5. #eceefe

Shades

#b2bbfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #a0a8e1
  3. #8e96c8
  4. #7d83af
  5. #6b7096
  6. #595e7d
  7. #474b64
  8. #35384b
  9. #242532
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bbfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #bac2fb
  3. #c1c9fb
  4. #c9cffc
  5. #d1d6fc
  6. #d9ddfd
  7. #e0e4fd
  8. #e8ebfe
  9. #f0f1fe
  10. #f7f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bbfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bbfa
  2. #adb5ee
  3. #a8afe2
  4. #a3a9d5
  5. #9ea3c9
  6. #999ebd
  7. #9498b1
  8. #8f92a5
  9. #8a8c98
  10. #85868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babdd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c2fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bcf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0c7d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbffc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aabcf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c2e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bbfa {
  color: #b2bbfa;
}
Background
.bg-b2bbfa {
  background-color: #b2bbfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bbfa {
  border: 2px solid #b2bbfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bbfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 187 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 88% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bbfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bbfa, #cdb2fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bbfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 187 250 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.14 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.05 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.37 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 13.93 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.10 #4d4405 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b2bbfa  rgb(178, 187, 250)  hsl(233, 88%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#faf1b2  rgb(250, 241, 178)  hsl(53, 88%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fab2bb  rgb(250, 178, 187)  hsl(353, 88%, 84%)  Light Pink
#bbfab2  rgb(187, 250, 178)  hsl(113, 88%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple