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#BBBBFE

#bbbbfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbbfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.38% cyan, 26.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 97.1% saturation and 86.47% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5326

Complementary

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #fefebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #fedcbb
  3. #dcfebb

Analogous

  1. #bbdcfe
  2. #bbbbfe
  3. #dcbbfe

Triadic

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #febbbb
  3. #bbfebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #febbfe
  3. #fefebb
  4. #bbfebb

Square

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #febbdc
  3. #fefebb
  4. #bbfedc

Monochromatic

  1. #2424fc
  2. #7070fd
  3. #bbbbfe
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bbbbfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #a8a8e5
  3. #9696cb
  4. #8383b2
  5. #707098
  6. #5e5e7f
  7. #4b4b66
  8. #38384c
  9. #252533
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #c2c2fe
  3. #c9c9fe
  4. #cfcffe
  5. #d6d6fe
  6. #ddddff
  7. #e4e4ff
  8. #ebebff
  9. #f1f1ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbfe
  2. #b5b5f1
  3. #afafe5
  4. #a9a9d8
  5. #a3a3cc
  6. #9e9ebf
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7bffc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbdfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c2e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbfe {
  color: #bbbbfe;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbfe {
  background-color: #bbbbfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbfe {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 97% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbfe, #dcbbfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.19 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.09 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.95 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.63 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.10 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.71 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 14.49 #444401 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbbfe  rgb(187, 187, 254)  hsl(240, 97%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fefebb  rgb(254, 254, 187)  hsl(60, 97%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#febbbb  rgb(254, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 97%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfebb  rgb(187, 254, 187)  hsl(120, 97%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple