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#B2BCFE

#b2bcfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b2bcfe 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, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.92% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 232.11°, with 97.44% saturation and 84.71% 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5259

Complementary

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #fef4b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #feceb2
  3. #e2feb2

Analogous

  1. #b2e2fe
  2. #b2bcfe
  3. #ceb2fe

Triadic

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #feb2bc
  3. #bcfeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #f4b2fe
  3. #fef4b2
  4. #bcfeb2

Square

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #feb2e2
  3. #fef4b2
  4. #b2fece

Monochromatic

  1. #1b39fc
  2. #667afd
  3. #b2bcfe
  4. #ebedff
  5. #ebedff

Shades

#b2bcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #a0a9e5
  3. #8e96cb
  4. #7d84b2
  5. #6b7198
  6. #595e7f
  7. #474b66
  8. #35384c
  9. #242633
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #bac3fe
  3. #c1c9fe
  4. #c9d0fe
  5. #d1d7fe
  6. #d9deff
  7. #e0e4ff
  8. #e8ebff
  9. #f0f2ff
  10. #f7f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bcfe
  2. #adb6f1
  3. #a8b0e5
  4. #a3aad8
  5. #9ea4cc
  6. #999ebf
  7. #9498b2
  8. #8f92a6
  9. #8a8c99
  10. #85868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babedb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bdfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ec8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aabdfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bcfe {
  color: #b2bcfe;
}
Background
.bg-b2bcfe {
  background-color: #b2bcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bcfe {
  border: 2px solid #b2bcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 97% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bcfe, #ceb2fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.66 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.94 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.03 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.23 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.72 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 14.00 #4d4301 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b2bcfe  rgb(178, 188, 254)  hsl(232, 97%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#fef4b2  rgb(254, 244, 178)  hsl(52, 97%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#feb2bc  rgb(254, 178, 188)  hsl(352, 97%, 85%)  Light Pink
#bcfeb2  rgb(188, 254, 178)  hsl(112, 97%, 85%)  Pale Green