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#BBBFEF

#bbbfef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbfef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% 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 3.66.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5406

Complementary

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #efebbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #efd1bb
  3. #d9efbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd9ef
  2. #bbbfef
  3. #d1bbef

Triadic

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #efbbbf
  3. #bfefbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #ebbbef
  3. #efebbb
  4. #bfefbb

Square

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #efbbd9
  3. #efebbb
  4. #bbefd1

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4ad2
  2. #7d85e0
  3. #bbbfef
  4. #eeeffb
  5. #eeeffb

Shades

#bbbfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #a8acd7
  3. #9699bf
  4. #8386a7
  5. #70738f
  6. #5e6078
  7. #4b4c60
  8. #383948
  9. #252630
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #c2c5f1
  3. #c9ccf2
  4. #cfd2f4
  5. #d6d9f5
  6. #dddff7
  7. #e4e5f9
  8. #ebecfa
  9. #f1f2fc
  10. #f8f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbfef
  2. #b5b9e4
  3. #afb2d9
  4. #a9acce
  5. #a3a6c3
  6. #9ea0b8
  7. #9899ac
  8. #9293a1
  9. #8c8d96
  10. #86868b
  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 #bfc1d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0c1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6c2f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c0ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c4dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbfef {
  color: #bbbfef;
}
Background
.bg-bbbfef {
  background-color: #bbbfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbfef {
  border: 2px solid #bbbfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbfef, #d1bbef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.66 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.66 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.70 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.03 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.84 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.13 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.36 #444010 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbfef  rgb(187, 191, 239)  hsl(235, 62%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#efebbb  rgb(239, 235, 187)  hsl(55, 62%, 84%)  Blond
#efbbbf  rgb(239, 187, 191)  hsl(355, 62%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#bfefbb  rgb(191, 239, 187)  hsl(115, 62%, 84%)  Tea Green