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#b5bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b5bdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.46% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 233.33°, with 94.74% saturation and 85.1% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5331

Complementary

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #fdf5b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #fdd1b5
  3. #e1fdb5

Analogous

  1. #b5e1fd
  2. #b5bdfd
  3. #d1b5fd

Triadic

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #fdb5bd
  3. #bdfdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #f5b5fd
  3. #fdf5b5
  4. #bdfdb5

Square

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #fdb5e1
  3. #fdf5b5
  4. #b5fdd1

Monochromatic

  1. #2038f9
  2. #6b7bfb
  3. #b5bdfd
  4. #ebedfe
  5. #ebedfe

Shades

#b5bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #a3aae4
  3. #9197ca
  4. #7f84b1
  5. #6d7198
  6. #5b5f7f
  7. #484c65
  8. #36394c
  9. #242633
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #bcc4fd
  3. #c4cafd
  4. #cbd1fe
  5. #d3d7fe
  6. #dadefe
  7. #e1e5fe
  8. #e9ebfe
  9. #f0f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5bdfd
  2. #b0b7f1
  3. #aab1e4
  4. #a5abd8
  5. #a0a5cb
  6. #9b9fbf
  7. #9598b2
  8. #9092a6
  9. #8b8c99
  10. #85868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6bffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3c9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acbefc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aac4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5bdfd {
  color: #b5bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b5bdfd {
  background-color: #b5bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b5bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 95% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5bdfd, #d1b5fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.66 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.62 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.10 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.21 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.65 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 13.92 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.94 #4a4202 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b5bdfd  rgb(181, 189, 253)  hsl(233, 95%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#fdf5b5  rgb(253, 245, 181)  hsl(53, 95%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdb5bd  rgb(253, 181, 189)  hsl(353, 95%, 85%)  Light Pink
#bdfdb5  rgb(189, 253, 181)  hsl(113, 95%, 85%)  Granny Smith Apple