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#BCAFFC

#bcaffc ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcaffc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.4% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 250.13°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.97.

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Relative luminance0.4838

Complementary

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #effcaf

Split complementary

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #fce3af
  3. #c9fcaf

Analogous

  1. #afc9fc
  2. #bcaffc
  3. #e3affc

Triadic

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #fcbcaf
  3. #affcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #fcafef
  3. #effcaf
  4. #affcbc

Square

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #fcafc9
  3. #effcaf
  4. #affce3

Monochromatic

  1. #411cf6
  2. #7e65f9
  3. #bcaffc
  4. #efebfe
  5. #efebfe

Shades

#bcaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #a99ee3
  3. #968cca
  4. #847bb0
  5. #716997
  6. #5e587e
  7. #4b4665
  8. #38354c
  9. #262332
  10. #131219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #c3b7fc
  3. #c9bffd
  4. #d0c7fd
  5. #d7cffd
  6. #ded7fe
  7. #e4dffe
  8. #ebe7fe
  9. #f2effe
  10. #f8f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #b6aaf0
  3. #b0a6e3
  4. #aaa1d7
  5. #a49cca
  6. #9e98be
  7. #9893b2
  8. #928ea5
  9. #8c8999
  10. #86858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab5d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bbaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb7fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aebccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b6fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab4fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b7e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaffc {
  color: #bcaffc;
}
Background
.bg-bcaffc {
  background-color: #bcaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaffc {
  border: 2px solid #bcaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaffc, #e3affc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.97 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.17 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.36 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.36 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.78 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 13.31 #435003 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcaffc  rgb(188, 175, 252)  hsl(250, 93%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#effcaf  rgb(239, 252, 175)  hsl(70, 93%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#fcbcaf  rgb(252, 188, 175)  hsl(10, 93%, 84%)  Melon
#affcbc  rgb(175, 252, 188)  hsl(130, 93%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple