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#BBCBFF

#bbcbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbcbff 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, 79.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.88°, 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.605

Complementary

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #ffefbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #ffcdbb
  3. #edffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbedff
  2. #bbcbff
  3. #cdbbff

Triadic

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #ffbbcb
  3. #cbffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #efbbff
  3. #ffefbb
  4. #cbffbb

Square

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #ffbbed
  3. #ffefbb
  4. #bbffcd

Monochromatic

  1. #2256ff
  2. #6f91ff
  3. #bbcbff
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#bbcbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #a8b7e6
  3. #96a2cc
  4. #838eb3
  5. #707a99
  6. #5e6680
  7. #4b5166
  8. #383d4d
  9. #252933
  10. #13141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #c2d0ff
  3. #c9d5ff
  4. #cfdbff
  5. #d6e0ff
  6. #dde5ff
  7. #e4eaff
  8. #ebefff
  9. #f1f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbff
  2. #b5c4f2
  3. #afbce6
  4. #a9b5d9
  5. #a3adcc
  6. #9ea6c0
  7. #989eb3
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cce2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbcfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6cafe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9d5dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbceff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8cafe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbff {
  color: #bbcbff;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbff {
  background-color: #bbcbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbff {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbff, #cdbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.98 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.16 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.93 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.77 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.22 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.42 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 13.64 #443400 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbcbff  rgb(187, 203, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffefbb  rgb(255, 239, 187)  hsl(46, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbbcb  rgb(255, 187, 203)  hsl(346, 100%, 87%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cbffbb  rgb(203, 255, 187)  hsl(106, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green