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#BBAFFC

#bbaffc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbaffc is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 249.35°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.97.

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Relative luminance0.4825

Complementary

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #f0fcaf

Split complementary

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #fce2af
  3. #cafcaf

Analogous

  1. #afcafc
  2. #bbaffc
  3. #e2affc

Triadic

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #fcbbaf
  3. #affcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #fcaff0
  3. #f0fcaf
  4. #affcbb

Square

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #fcafca
  3. #f0fcaf
  4. #affce2

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1cf6
  2. #7c65f9
  3. #bbaffc
  4. #eeebfe
  5. #eeebfe

Shades

#bbaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #a89ee3
  3. #968cca
  4. #837bb0
  5. #706997
  6. #5e587e
  7. #4b4665
  8. #38354c
  9. #252332
  10. #131219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #c2b7fc
  3. #c9bffd
  4. #cfc7fd
  5. #d6cffd
  6. #ddd7fe
  7. #e4dffe
  8. #ebe7fe
  9. #f1effe
  10. #f8f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaffc
  2. #b5aaf0
  3. #afa6e3
  4. #a9a1d7
  5. #a39cca
  6. #9e98be
  7. #9893b2
  8. #928ea5
  9. #8c8999
  10. #86858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab5d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bbaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb7fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adbccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b6fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b4fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b7e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaffc {
  color: #bbaffc;
}
Background
.bg-bbaffc {
  background-color: #bbaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaffc {
  border: 2px solid #bbaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaffc, #e2affc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.97 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.42 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.56 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.24 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 13.01 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.41 #445003 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbaffc  rgb(187, 175, 252)  hsl(249, 93%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#f0fcaf  rgb(240, 252, 175)  hsl(69, 93%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#fcbbaf  rgb(252, 187, 175)  hsl(9, 93%, 84%)  Melon
#affcbb  rgb(175, 252, 187)  hsl(129, 93%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple