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#B2BDFD

#b2bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b2bdfd 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, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.64% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 231.2°, with 94.94% saturation and 84.51% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5295

Complementary

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #fdf2b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #fdcdb2
  3. #e3fdb2

Analogous

  1. #b2e3fd
  2. #b2bdfd
  3. #cdb2fd

Triadic

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #fdb2bd
  3. #bdfdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #f2b2fd
  3. #fdf2b2
  4. #bdfdb2

Square

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #fdb2e3
  3. #fdf2b2
  4. #b2fdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3df9
  2. #677dfb
  3. #b2bdfd
  4. #ebeefe
  5. #ebeefe

Shades

#b2bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #a0aae4
  3. #8e97ca
  4. #7d84b1
  5. #6b7198
  6. #595f7f
  7. #474c65
  8. #35394c
  9. #242633
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #bac4fd
  3. #c1cafd
  4. #c9d1fe
  5. #d1d7fe
  6. #d9defe
  7. #e0e5fe
  8. #e8ebfe
  9. #f0f2ff
  10. #f7f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bdfd
  2. #adb7f1
  3. #a8b1e4
  4. #a3abd8
  5. #9ea5cb
  6. #999fbf
  7. #9498b2
  8. #8f92a6
  9. #8a8c99
  10. #85868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbfdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5befb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ec9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abbdfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bdfd {
  color: #b2bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b2bdfd {
  background-color: #b2bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b2bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 95% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bdfd, #cdb2fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.24 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.57 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.83 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.00 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.44 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.68 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 13.97 #4d4202 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b2bdfd  rgb(178, 189, 253)  hsl(231, 95%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#fdf2b2  rgb(253, 242, 178)  hsl(51, 95%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdb2bd  rgb(253, 178, 189)  hsl(351, 95%, 85%)  Light Pink
#bdfdb2  rgb(189, 253, 178)  hsl(111, 95%, 85%)  Pale Green