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#b9bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b9bdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.88% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 236.47°, with 94.44% saturation and 85.88% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.538

Complementary

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #fdf9b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #fdd7b9
  3. #dffdb9

Analogous

  1. #b9dffd
  2. #b9bdfd
  3. #d7b9fd

Triadic

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #fdb9bd
  3. #bdfdb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #f9b9fd
  3. #fdf9b9
  4. #bdfdb9

Square

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #fdb9df
  3. #fdf9b9
  4. #b9fdd7

Monochromatic

  1. #2431f9
  2. #6f77fb
  3. #b9bdfd
  4. #ebecfe
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#b9bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #a7aae4
  3. #9497ca
  4. #8284b1
  5. #6f7198
  6. #5d5f7f
  7. #4a4c65
  8. #38394c
  9. #252633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #c0c4fd
  3. #c7cafd
  4. #ced1fe
  5. #d5d7fe
  6. #dcdefe
  7. #e3e5fe
  8. #eaebfe
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9bdfd
  2. #b3b7f1
  3. #aeb1e4
  4. #a8abd8
  5. #a2a5cb
  6. #9d9fbf
  7. #9798b2
  8. #9192a6
  9. #8b8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 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 #a8c0fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9c8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9bdfd {
  color: #b9bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b9bdfd {
  background-color: #b9bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b9bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9bdfd, #d7b9fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.98 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.55 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.60 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.53 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.98 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.31 #464202 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b9bdfd  rgb(185, 189, 253)  hsl(236, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fdf9b9  rgb(253, 249, 185)  hsl(56, 94%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdb9bd  rgb(253, 185, 189)  hsl(356, 94%, 86%)  Light Pink
#bdfdb9  rgb(189, 253, 185)  hsl(116, 94%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple