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#BCBBEF

#bcbbef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 241.15°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5246

Complementary

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #eeefbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #efd6bb
  3. #d4efbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd4ef
  2. #bcbbef
  3. #d6bbef

Triadic

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #efbcbb
  3. #bbefbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #efbbee
  3. #eeefbb
  4. #bbefbc

Square

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #efbbd4
  3. #eeefbb
  4. #bbefd6

Monochromatic

  1. #423fd2
  2. #7f7de0
  3. #bcbbef
  4. #efeefb
  5. #efeefb

Shades

#bcbbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #a9a8d7
  3. #9696bf
  4. #8483a7
  5. #71708f
  6. #5e5e78
  7. #4b4b60
  8. #383848
  9. #262530
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #c3c2f1
  3. #c9c9f2
  4. #d0cff4
  5. #d7d6f5
  6. #deddf7
  7. #e4e4f9
  8. #ebebfa
  9. #f2f1fc
  10. #f8f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbef
  2. #b6b5e4
  3. #b0afd9
  4. #aaa9ce
  5. #a4a3c3
  6. #9e9eb8
  7. #9898ac
  8. #9292a1
  9. #8c8c96
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebed4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec1f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbeee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4bff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3bdee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbef {
  color: #bcbbef;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbef {
  background-color: #bcbbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbef {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbef, #d6bbef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.16 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.83 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.95 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.42 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.62 #434410 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbbef  rgb(188, 187, 239)  hsl(241, 62%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#eeefbb  rgb(238, 239, 187)  hsl(61, 62%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#efbcbb  rgb(239, 188, 187)  hsl(1, 62%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#bbefbc  rgb(187, 239, 188)  hsl(121, 62%, 84%)  Celadon