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#b6bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b6bdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.06% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 234.08°, with 94.67% saturation and 85.29% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5343

Complementary

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #fdf6b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #fdd2b6
  3. #e0fdb6

Analogous

  1. #b6e0fd
  2. #b6bdfd
  3. #d2b6fd

Triadic

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #fdb6bd
  3. #bdfdb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #f6b6fd
  3. #fdf6b6
  4. #bdfdb6

Square

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #fdb6e0
  3. #fdf6b6
  4. #b6fdd2

Monochromatic

  1. #2136f9
  2. #6c7afb
  3. #b6bdfd
  4. #ebedfe
  5. #ebedfe

Shades

#b6bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #a4aae4
  3. #9297ca
  4. #7f84b1
  5. #6d7198
  6. #5b5f7f
  7. #494c65
  8. #37394c
  9. #242633
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #bdc4fd
  3. #c5cafd
  4. #ccd1fe
  5. #d3d7fe
  6. #dbdefe
  7. #e2e5fe
  8. #e9ebfe
  9. #f0f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6bdfd
  2. #b1b7f1
  3. #abb1e4
  4. #a6abd8
  5. #a0a5cb
  6. #9b9fbf
  7. #9698b2
  8. #9092a6
  9. #8b8c99
  10. #85868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7bffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4c9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbefc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acc4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6bdfd {
  color: #b6bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b6bdfd {
  background-color: #b6bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b6bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 95% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6bdfd, #d2b6fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.48 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.21 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.28 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 13.68 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.03 #494202 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b6bdfd  rgb(182, 189, 253)  hsl(234, 95%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#fdf6b6  rgb(253, 246, 182)  hsl(54, 95%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdb6bd  rgb(253, 182, 189)  hsl(354, 95%, 85%)  Light Pink
#bdfdb6  rgb(189, 253, 182)  hsl(114, 95%, 85%)  Granny Smith Apple