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#b8bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b8bdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 235.65°, with 94.52% saturation and 85.69% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5368

Complementary

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #fdf8b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #fdd6b8
  3. #e0fdb8

Analogous

  1. #b8e0fd
  2. #b8bdfd
  3. #d6b8fd

Triadic

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #fdb8bd
  3. #bdfdb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #f8b8fd
  3. #fdf8b8
  4. #bdfdb8

Square

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #fdb8e0
  3. #fdf8b8
  4. #b8fdd6

Monochromatic

  1. #2333f9
  2. #6e78fb
  3. #b8bdfd
  4. #ebedfe
  5. #ebedfe

Shades

#b8bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #a6aae4
  3. #9397ca
  4. #8184b1
  5. #6e7198
  6. #5c5f7f
  7. #4a4c65
  8. #37394c
  9. #252633
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #bfc4fd
  3. #c6cafd
  4. #cdd1fe
  5. #d4d7fe
  6. #dcdefe
  7. #e3e5fe
  8. #eaebfe
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8bdfd
  2. #b2b7f1
  3. #adb1e4
  4. #a7abd8
  5. #a2a5cb
  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 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8bffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7c9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aebefc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8bdfd {
  color: #b8bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b8bdfd {
  background-color: #b8bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b8bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 95% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8bdfd, #d6b8fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.13 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.75 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.43 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.86 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.44 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 13.21 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.21 #474202 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b8bdfd  rgb(184, 189, 253)  hsl(236, 95%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fdf8b8  rgb(253, 248, 184)  hsl(56, 95%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdb8bd  rgb(253, 184, 189)  hsl(356, 95%, 86%)  Light Pink
#bdfdb8  rgb(189, 253, 184)  hsl(116, 95%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple