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#b7bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b7bdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.67% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 234.86°, with 94.59% saturation and 85.49% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5355

Complementary

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #fdf7b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #fdd4b7
  3. #e0fdb7

Analogous

  1. #b7e0fd
  2. #b7bdfd
  3. #d4b7fd

Triadic

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #fdb7bd
  3. #bdfdb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #f7b7fd
  3. #fdf7b7
  4. #bdfdb7

Square

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #fdb7e0
  3. #fdf7b7
  4. #b7fdd4

Monochromatic

  1. #2235f9
  2. #6d79fb
  3. #b7bdfd
  4. #ebedfe
  5. #ebedfe

Shades

#b7bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #a5aae4
  3. #9297ca
  4. #8084b1
  5. #6e7198
  6. #5c5f7f
  7. #494c65
  8. #37394c
  9. #252633
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #bec4fd
  3. #c5cafd
  4. #cdd1fe
  5. #d4d7fe
  6. #dbdefe
  7. #e2e5fe
  8. #e9ebfe
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bdfd
  2. #b2b7f1
  3. #acb1e4
  4. #a7abd8
  5. #a1a5cb
  6. #9c9fbf
  7. #9698b2
  8. #9192a6
  9. #8b8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 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 #a6c9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aebefc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adc4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bdfd {
  color: #b7bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b7bdfd {
  background-color: #b7bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b7bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 95% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bdfd, #d4b7fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.70 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.31 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.13 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.36 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 13.44 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.12 #484202 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b7bdfd  rgb(183, 189, 253)  hsl(235, 95%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#fdf7b7  rgb(253, 247, 183)  hsl(55, 95%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdb7bd  rgb(253, 183, 189)  hsl(355, 95%, 85%)  Light Pink
#bdfdb7  rgb(189, 253, 183)  hsl(115, 95%, 85%)  Granny Smith Apple