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#BBBCDF

#bbbcdf ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbcdf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.73% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 238.33°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5186

Complementary

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #dfdebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #dfccbb
  3. #cedfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbcedf
  2. #bbbcdf
  3. #ccbbdf

Triadic

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #dfbbbc
  3. #bcdfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #debbdf
  3. #dfdebb
  4. #bcdfbb

Square

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #dfbbce
  3. #dfdebb
  4. #bbdfcc

Monochromatic

  1. #5355ae
  2. #8789c7
  3. #bbbcdf
  4. #efeff7
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#bbbcdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #a8a9c9
  3. #9696b2
  4. #83849c
  5. #707186
  6. #5e5e70
  7. #4b4b59
  8. #383843
  9. #25262d
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbcdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #c2c3e2
  3. #c9c9e5
  4. #cfd0e9
  5. #d6d7ec
  6. #dddeef
  7. #e4e4f2
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f1f2f9
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbcdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbcdf
  2. #b5b6d6
  3. #afb0cc
  4. #a9aac3
  5. #a3a4b9
  6. #9e9eb0
  7. #9898a6
  8. #92929d
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbecc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c0e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bede ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3c2c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bdde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bfd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbcdf {
  color: #bbbcdf;
}
Background
.bg-bbbcdf {
  background-color: #bbbcdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbcdf {
  border: 2px solid #bbbcdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbcdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbcdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbcdf, #ccbbdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbcdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 223 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.92 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.98 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.21 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.91 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.02 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.54 #444320 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbcdf  rgb(187, 188, 223)  hsl(238, 36%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dfdebb  rgb(223, 222, 187)  hsl(58, 36%, 80%)  Pearl
#dfbbbc  rgb(223, 187, 188)  hsl(358, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bcdfbb  rgb(188, 223, 187)  hsl(118, 36%, 80%)  Celadon