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#BBCDFD

#bbcdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbcdfd 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, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.09% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, 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 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6132

Complementary

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #fdebbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #fdcabb
  3. #eefdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbeefd
  2. #bbcdfd
  3. #cabbfd

Triadic

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #fdbbcd
  3. #cdfdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #ebbbfd
  3. #fdebbb
  4. #cdfdbb

Square

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #fdbbee
  3. #fdebbb
  4. #bbfdca

Monochromatic

  1. #2660f9
  2. #7196fb
  3. #bbcdfd
  4. #ebf0fe
  5. #ebf0fe

Shades

#bbcdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #a8b9e4
  3. #96a4ca
  4. #8390b1
  5. #707b98
  6. #5e677f
  7. #4b5265
  8. #383e4c
  9. #252933
  10. #131519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #c2d2fd
  3. #c9d7fd
  4. #cfdcfe
  5. #d6e1fe
  6. #dde6fe
  7. #e4ebfe
  8. #ebf0fe
  9. #f1f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdfd
  2. #b5c5f1
  3. #afbee4
  4. #a9b6d8
  5. #a3aecb
  6. #9ea7bf
  7. #989fb2
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cde2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9cbfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aad6dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcffe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baccfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d3ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdfd {
  color: #bbcdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdfd {
  background-color: #bbcdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdfd, #cabbfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.44 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.03 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.07 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.61 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.73 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 13.01 #443202 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbcdfd  rgb(187, 205, 253)  hsl(224, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fdebbb  rgb(253, 235, 187)  hsl(44, 94%, 86%)  Peach
#fdbbcd  rgb(253, 187, 205)  hsl(344, 94%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cdfdbb  rgb(205, 253, 187)  hsl(104, 94%, 86%)  Tea Green