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#BBBDFD

#bbbdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbdfd 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, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.09% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 238.18°, with 94.29% saturation and 86.27% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5405

Complementary

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #fdfbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #fddabb
  3. #defdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdefd
  2. #bbbdfd
  3. #dabbfd

Triadic

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #fdbbbd
  3. #bdfdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #fbbbfd
  3. #fdfbbb
  4. #bdfdbb

Square

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #fdbbde
  3. #fdfbbb
  4. #bbfdda

Monochromatic

  1. #262df9
  2. #7175fb
  3. #bbbdfd
  4. #ebecfe
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#bbbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #a8aae4
  3. #9697ca
  4. #8384b1
  5. #707198
  6. #5e5f7f
  7. #4b4c65
  8. #38394c
  9. #252633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #c2c4fd
  3. #c9cafd
  4. #cfd1fe
  5. #d6d7fe
  6. #dddefe
  7. #e4e5fe
  8. #ebebfe
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbdfd
  2. #b5b7f1
  3. #afb1e4
  4. #a9abd8
  5. #a3a5cb
  6. #9e9fbf
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c0fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbdfd {
  color: #bbbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bbbdfd {
  background-color: #bbbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bbbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbdfd, #dabbfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.70 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.97 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.80 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.52 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.70 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 14.10 #444202 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbdfd  rgb(187, 189, 253)  hsl(238, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fdfbbb  rgb(253, 251, 187)  hsl(58, 94%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdbbbd  rgb(253, 187, 189)  hsl(358, 94%, 86%)  Light Pink
#bdfdbb  rgb(189, 253, 187)  hsl(118, 94%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple