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#BBB2EA

#bbb2ea ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb2ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.8% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 249.64°, with 57.14% saturation and 80.78% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.4835

Complementary

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #e1eab2

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #ead7b2
  3. #c5eab2

Analogous

  1. #b2c5ea
  2. #bbb2ea
  3. #d7b2ea

Triadic

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #eabbb2
  3. #b2eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #eab2e1
  3. #e1eab2
  4. #b2eabb

Square

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #eab2c5
  3. #e1eab2
  4. #b2ead7

Monochromatic

  1. #513ac9
  2. #8676da
  3. #bbb2ea
  4. #f0eefa
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#bbb2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #a8a0d3
  3. #968ebb
  4. #837da4
  5. #706b8c
  6. #5e5975
  7. #4b475e
  8. #383546
  9. #25242f
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #c2baec
  3. #c9c1ee
  4. #cfc9f0
  5. #d6d1f2
  6. #ddd9f5
  7. #e4e0f7
  8. #ebe8f9
  9. #f1f0fb
  10. #f8f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2ea
  2. #b5addf
  3. #afa8d5
  4. #a9a3ca
  5. #a39ec0
  6. #9e99b5
  7. #9894aa
  8. #928fa0
  9. #8c8a95
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab6ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5baec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b8e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2bbc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb7eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb5e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b7d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2ea {
  color: #bbb2ea;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2ea {
  background-color: #bbb2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2ea {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 57% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2ea, #d7b2ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 234 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.29 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.70 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.36 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.50 #444d15 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb2ea  rgb(187, 178, 234)  hsl(250, 57%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#e1eab2  rgb(225, 234, 178)  hsl(70, 57%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#eabbb2  rgb(234, 187, 178)  hsl(10, 57%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#b2eabb  rgb(178, 234, 187)  hsl(130, 57%, 81%)  Celadon