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#BCBBFD

#bcbbfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcbbfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 240.91°, 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5332

Complementary

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #fcfdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #fdddbb
  3. #dbfdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbfd
  2. #bcbbfd
  3. #ddbbfd

Triadic

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #fdbcbb
  3. #bbfdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #fdbbfc
  3. #fcfdbb
  4. #bbfdbc

Square

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #fdbbdb
  3. #fcfdbb
  4. #bbfddd

Monochromatic

  1. #2a26f9
  2. #7371fb
  3. #bcbbfd
  4. #ebebfe
  5. #ebebfe

Shades

#bcbbfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #a9a8e4
  3. #9696ca
  4. #8483b1
  5. #717098
  6. #5e5e7f
  7. #4b4b65
  8. #38384c
  9. #262533
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #c3c2fd
  3. #c9c9fd
  4. #d0cffe
  5. #d7d6fe
  6. #deddfe
  7. #e4e4fe
  8. #ebebfe
  9. #f2f1ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbfd
  2. #b6b5f1
  3. #b0afe4
  4. #aaa9d8
  5. #a4a3cb
  6. #9e9ebf
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7bffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adc7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bdfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbfd {
  color: #bcbbfd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbfd {
  background-color: #bcbbfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbfd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbfd, #ddbbfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.99 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.10 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.12 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.79 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.90 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 14.14 #434402 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbbfd  rgb(188, 187, 253)  hsl(241, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fcfdbb  rgb(252, 253, 187)  hsl(61, 94%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdbcbb  rgb(253, 188, 187)  hsl(1, 94%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfdbc  rgb(187, 253, 188)  hsl(121, 94%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple