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#BBBCFF

#bbbcff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbcff 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, 73.73% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 239.12°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5375

Complementary

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #fffebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #ffdcbb
  3. #deffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdeff
  2. #bbbcff
  3. #dcbbff

Triadic

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #ffbbbc
  3. #bcffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #febbff
  3. #fffebb
  4. #bcffbb

Square

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #ffbbde
  3. #fffebb
  4. #bbffdc

Monochromatic

  1. #2225ff
  2. #6f71ff
  3. #bbbcff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bbbcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #a8a9e6
  3. #9696cc
  4. #8384b3
  5. #707199
  6. #5e5e80
  7. #4b4b66
  8. #38384d
  9. #252633
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #c2c3ff
  3. #c9c9ff
  4. #cfd0ff
  5. #d6d7ff
  6. #dddeff
  7. #e4e4ff
  8. #ebebff
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #b5b6f2
  3. #afb0e6
  4. #a9aad9
  5. #a3a4cc
  6. #9e9ec0
  7. #9898b3
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c3e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbcff {
  color: #bbbcff;
}
Background
.bg-bbbcff {
  background-color: #bbbcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbcff {
  border: 2px solid #bbbcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbcff, #dcbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.17 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.43 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.56 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.35 #444300 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbcff  rgb(187, 188, 255)  hsl(239, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fffebb  rgb(255, 254, 187)  hsl(59, 100%, 87%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffbbbc  rgb(255, 187, 188)  hsl(359, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bcffbb  rgb(188, 255, 187)  hsl(119, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple