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#BBBBFC

#bbbbfc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbbfc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 91.55% saturation and 86.08% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5313

Complementary

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #fcfcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #fcdcbb
  3. #dcfcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdcfc
  2. #bbbbfc
  3. #dcbbfc

Triadic

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #fcbbbb
  3. #bbfcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #fcbbfc
  3. #fcfcbb
  4. #bbfcbb

Square

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #fcbbdc
  3. #fcfcbb
  4. #bbfcdc

Monochromatic

  1. #2828f6
  2. #7272f9
  3. #bbbbfc
  4. #ebebfe
  5. #ebebfe

Shades

#bbbbfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #a8a8e3
  3. #9696ca
  4. #8383b0
  5. #707097
  6. #5e5e7e
  7. #4b4b65
  8. #38384c
  9. #252532
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #c2c2fc
  3. #c9c9fd
  4. #cfcffd
  5. #d6d6fd
  6. #ddddfe
  7. #e4e4fe
  8. #ebebfe
  9. #f1f1fe
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbfc
  2. #b5b5f0
  3. #afafe3
  4. #a9a9d7
  5. #a3a3ca
  6. #9e9ebe
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a5
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebedb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7bffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acc6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c0fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bdfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbfc {
  color: #bbbbfc;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbfc {
  background-color: #bbbbfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbfc {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 92% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbfc, #dcbbfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.98 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.91 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.04 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.59 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.93 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.92 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 14.14 #444403 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbbfc  rgb(187, 187, 252)  hsl(240, 92%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fcfcbb  rgb(252, 252, 187)  hsl(60, 92%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fcbbbb  rgb(252, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 92%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfcbb  rgb(187, 252, 187)  hsl(120, 92%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple