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#BBBBF2

#bbbbf2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 67.9% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5252

Complementary

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #f2f2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #f2d7bb
  3. #d7f2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbd7f2
  2. #bbbbf2
  3. #d7bbf2

Triadic

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #f2bbbb
  3. #bbf2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #f2bbf2
  3. #f2f2bb
  4. #bbf2bb

Square

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #f2bbd7
  3. #f2f2bb
  4. #bbf2d7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3bd9
  2. #7b7be6
  3. #bbbbf2
  4. #eeeefc
  5. #eeeefc

Shades

#bbbbf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #a8a8da
  3. #9696c2
  4. #8383a9
  5. #707091
  6. #5e5e79
  7. #4b4b61
  8. #383849
  9. #252530
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #c2c2f3
  3. #c9c9f5
  4. #cfcff6
  5. #d6d6f7
  6. #ddddf9
  7. #e4e4fa
  8. #ebebfb
  9. #f1f1fc
  10. #f8f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbf2
  2. #b5b5e7
  3. #afafdb
  4. #a9a9d0
  5. #a3a3c4
  6. #9e9eb9
  7. #9898ae
  8. #9292a2
  9. #8c8c97
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebed6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc1f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abbef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc4ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3bff3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bdf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c1dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbf2 {
  color: #bbbbf2;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbf2 {
  background-color: #bbbbf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbf2 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 68% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbf2, #d7bbf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 242 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.25 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.09 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.51 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.29 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.18 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.37 #44440d Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbbf2  rgb(187, 187, 242)  hsl(240, 68%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#f2f2bb  rgb(242, 242, 187)  hsl(60, 68%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f2bbbb  rgb(242, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 68%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#bbf2bb  rgb(187, 242, 187)  hsl(120, 68%, 84%)  Celadon