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#BBBDFF

#bbbdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbdff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 238.24°, 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5418

Complementary

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #fffdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #ffdbbb
  3. #dfffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfff
  2. #bbbdff
  3. #dbbbff

Triadic

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #ffbbbd
  3. #bdffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #fdbbff
  3. #fffdbb
  4. #bdffbb

Square

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #ffbbdf
  3. #fffdbb
  4. #bbffdb

Monochromatic

  1. #2228ff
  2. #6f73ff
  3. #bbbdff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bbbdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #a8aae6
  3. #9697cc
  4. #8384b3
  5. #707199
  6. #5e5f80
  7. #4b4c66
  8. #38394d
  9. #252633
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #c2c4ff
  3. #c9caff
  4. #cfd1ff
  5. #d6d7ff
  6. #dddeff
  7. #e4e5ff
  8. #ebebff
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #b5b7f2
  3. #afb1e6
  4. #a9abd9
  5. #a3a5cc
  6. #9e9fc0
  7. #9898b3
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc9d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c4e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbdff {
  color: #bbbdff;
}
Background
.bg-bbbdff {
  background-color: #bbbdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbdff {
  border: 2px solid #bbbdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbdff, #dbbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.73 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.13 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.67 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.30 #444200 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbdff  rgb(187, 189, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fffdbb  rgb(255, 253, 187)  hsl(58, 100%, 87%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffbbbd  rgb(255, 187, 189)  hsl(358, 100%, 87%)  Light Pink
#bdffbb  rgb(189, 255, 187)  hsl(118, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple