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#BBCDFE

#bbcdfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbcdfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.38% cyan, 19.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.88°, with 97.1% saturation and 86.47% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6138

Complementary

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #feecbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #fecabb
  3. #eefebb

Analogous

  1. #bbeefe
  2. #bbcdfe
  3. #cabbfe

Triadic

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #febbcd
  3. #cdfebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #ecbbfe
  3. #feecbb
  4. #cdfebb

Square

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #febbee
  3. #feecbb
  4. #bbfeca

Monochromatic

  1. #245efc
  2. #7096fd
  3. #bbcdfe
  4. #ebf0ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#bbcdfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #a8b9e5
  3. #96a4cb
  4. #8390b2
  5. #707b98
  6. #5e677f
  7. #4b5266
  8. #383e4c
  9. #252933
  10. #131519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #c2d2fe
  3. #c9d7fe
  4. #cfdcfe
  5. #d6e1fe
  6. #dde6ff
  7. #e4ebff
  8. #ebf0ff
  9. #f1f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdfe
  2. #b5c5f1
  3. #afbee5
  4. #a9b6d8
  5. #a3aecc
  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 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cde3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aad6dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ccfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d3eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdfe {
  color: #bbcdfe;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdfe {
  background-color: #bbcdfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdfe {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 97% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdfe, #cabbfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.44 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.74 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.12 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.19 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.76 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.82 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 13.04 #443201 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbcdfe  rgb(187, 205, 254)  hsl(224, 97%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#feecbb  rgb(254, 236, 187)  hsl(44, 97%, 86%)  Blond
#febbcd  rgb(254, 187, 205)  hsl(344, 97%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cdfebb  rgb(205, 254, 187)  hsl(104, 97%, 86%)  Tea Green