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#BCBBDF

#bcbbdf ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbdf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 16.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 241.67°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5156

Complementary

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #dedfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #dfcebb
  3. #ccdfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbccdf
  2. #bcbbdf
  3. #cebbdf

Triadic

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #dfbcbb
  3. #bbdfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #dfbbde
  3. #dedfbb
  4. #bbdfbc

Square

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #dfbbcc
  3. #dedfbb
  4. #bbdfce

Monochromatic

  1. #5553ae
  2. #8987c7
  3. #bcbbdf
  4. #efeff7
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#bcbbdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #a9a8c9
  3. #9696b2
  4. #84839c
  5. #717086
  6. #5e5e70
  7. #4b4b59
  8. #383843
  9. #26252d
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #c3c2e2
  3. #c9c9e5
  4. #d0cfe9
  5. #d7d6ec
  6. #deddef
  7. #e4e4f2
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f2f1f9
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbdf
  2. #b6b5d6
  3. #b0afcc
  4. #aaa9c3
  5. #a4a3b9
  6. #9e9eb0
  7. #9898a6
  8. #92929d
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bfe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bdde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c1c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bde0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bcde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bfd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbdf {
  color: #bcbbdf;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbdf {
  background-color: #bcbbdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbdf {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbdf, #cebbdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 223 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.92 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.39 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.07 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.33 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.75 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.02 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.33 #434420 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbbdf  rgb(188, 187, 223)  hsl(242, 36%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dedfbb  rgb(222, 223, 187)  hsl(62, 36%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#dfbcbb  rgb(223, 188, 187)  hsl(2, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bbdfbc  rgb(187, 223, 188)  hsl(122, 36%, 80%)  Celadon