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#BBBBEF

#bbbbef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5234

Complementary

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #efefbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #efd5bb
  3. #d5efbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd5ef
  2. #bbbbef
  3. #d5bbef

Triadic

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #efbbbb
  3. #bbefbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #efbbef
  3. #efefbb
  4. #bbefbb

Square

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #efbbd5
  3. #efefbb
  4. #bbefd5

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3fd2
  2. #7d7de0
  3. #bbbbef
  4. #eeeefb
  5. #eeeefb

Shades

#bbbbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #a8a8d7
  3. #9696bf
  4. #8383a7
  5. #70708f
  6. #5e5e78
  7. #4b4b60
  8. #383848
  9. #252530
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #c2c2f1
  3. #c9c9f2
  4. #cfcff4
  5. #d6d6f5
  6. #ddddf7
  7. #e4e4f9
  8. #ebebfa
  9. #f1f1fc
  10. #f8f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbef
  2. #b5b5e4
  3. #afafd9
  4. #a9a9ce
  5. #a3a3c3
  6. #9e9eb8
  7. #9898ac
  8. #9292a1
  9. #8c8c96
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebed4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec1f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acbeee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0c4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3bff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bdee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbef {
  color: #bbbbef;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbef {
  background-color: #bbbbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbef {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbef, #d5bbef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.21 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.87 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.62 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.19 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.55 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.85 #444410 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbbef  rgb(187, 187, 239)  hsl(240, 62%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#efefbb  rgb(239, 239, 187)  hsl(60, 62%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#efbbbb  rgb(239, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 62%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#bbefbb  rgb(187, 239, 187)  hsl(120, 62%, 84%)  Celadon