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#BACDFD

#bacdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bacdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.48% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, with 94.37% saturation and 86.08% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6119

Complementary

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #fdeaba

Split complementary

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #fdc9ba
  3. #eefdba

Analogous

  1. #baeefd
  2. #bacdfd
  3. #c9bafd

Triadic

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #fdbacd
  3. #cdfdba

Tetradic

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #eabafd
  3. #fdeaba
  4. #cdfdba

Square

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #fdbaee
  3. #fdeaba
  4. #bafdc9

Monochromatic

  1. #2561f9
  2. #7097fb
  3. #bacdfd
  4. #ebf1fe
  5. #ebf1fe

Shades

#bacdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #a7b9e4
  3. #95a4ca
  4. #8290b1
  5. #707b98
  6. #5d677f
  7. #4a5265
  8. #383e4c
  9. #252933
  10. #131519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bacdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #c1d2fd
  3. #c8d7fd
  4. #cfdcfe
  5. #d6e1fe
  6. #dde6fe
  7. #e3ebfe
  8. #eaf0fe
  9. #f1f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bacdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bacdfd
  2. #b4c5f1
  3. #aebee4
  4. #a9b6d8
  5. #a3aecb
  6. #9da7bf
  7. #979fb2
  8. #9197a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cde2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cbfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8d6dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcffe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ccfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0d3ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bacdfd {
  color: #bacdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bacdfd {
  background-color: #bacdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bacdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bacdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bacdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bacdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bacdfd, #c9bafd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bacdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.75 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.48 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.07 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.93 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.56 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.69 #453202 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bacdfd  rgb(186, 205, 253)  hsl(223, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fdeaba  rgb(253, 234, 186)  hsl(43, 94%, 86%)  Peach
#fdbacd  rgb(253, 186, 205)  hsl(343, 94%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cdfdba  rgb(205, 253, 186)  hsl(103, 94%, 86%)  Tea Green