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#BBBBFB

#bbbbfb ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbbfb 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, 73.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.5% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 88.89% saturation and 85.88% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5307

Complementary

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #fbfbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #fbdbbb
  3. #dbfbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #bbbbfb
  3. #dbbbfb

Triadic

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #fbbbbb
  3. #bbfbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #fbbbfb
  3. #fbfbbb
  4. #bbfbbb

Square

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #fbbbdb
  3. #fbfbbb
  4. #bbfbdb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2af3
  2. #7373f7
  3. #bbbbfb
  4. #ececfe
  5. #ececfe

Shades

#bbbbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #a8a8e2
  3. #9696c9
  4. #8383b0
  5. #707097
  6. #5e5e7e
  7. #4b4b64
  8. #38384b
  9. #252532
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #c2c2fb
  3. #c9c9fc
  4. #cfcffc
  5. #d6d6fd
  6. #ddddfd
  7. #e4e4fd
  8. #ebebfe
  9. #f1f1fe
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #b5b5ef
  3. #afafe2
  4. #a9a9d6
  5. #a3a3ca
  6. #9e9ebe
  7. #9898b1
  8. #9292a5
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebeda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac3fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8bff9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acc6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c0fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bdfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c2e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbfb {
  color: #bbbbfb;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbfb {
  background-color: #bbbbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbfb {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbfb, #dbbbfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 251 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.09 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.57 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.85 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.03 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.96 #444404 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbbfb  rgb(187, 187, 251)  hsl(240, 89%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fbfbbb  rgb(251, 251, 187)  hsl(60, 89%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fbbbbb  rgb(251, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 89%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfbbb  rgb(187, 251, 187)  hsl(120, 89%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple