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#bcbdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcbdfd 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, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 239.08°, with 94.2% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5418

Complementary

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #fdfcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #fddcbc
  3. #ddfdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcddfd
  2. #bcbdfd
  3. #dcbcfd

Triadic

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #fdbcbd
  3. #bdfdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #fcbcfd
  3. #fdfcbc
  4. #bdfdbc

Square

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #fdbcdd
  3. #fdfcbc
  4. #bcfddc

Monochromatic

  1. #272bf9
  2. #7274fb
  3. #bcbdfd
  4. #ebebfe
  5. #ebebfe

Shades

#bcbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #a9aae4
  3. #9697ca
  4. #8484b1
  5. #717198
  6. #5e5f7f
  7. #4b4c65
  8. #38394c
  9. #262633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #c3c4fd
  3. #c9cafd
  4. #d0d1fe
  5. #d7d7fe
  6. #dedefe
  7. #e4e5fe
  8. #ebebfe
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdfd
  2. #b6b7f1
  3. #b0b1e4
  4. #aaabd8
  5. #a4a5cb
  6. #9e9fbf
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c0fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adc8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1bffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdfd {
  color: #bcbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdfd {
  background-color: #bcbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdfd, #dcbcfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.58 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.06 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.94 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.29 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.98 #434202 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbdfd  rgb(188, 189, 253)  hsl(239, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fdfcbc  rgb(253, 252, 188)  hsl(59, 94%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdbcbd  rgb(253, 188, 189)  hsl(359, 94%, 86%)  Baby Pink
#bdfdbc  rgb(189, 253, 188)  hsl(119, 94%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple