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#BDBEE2

#bdbee2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdbee2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.37% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 238.38°, with 38.95% saturation and 81.37% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5314

Complementary

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #e2e1bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #e2cebd
  3. #d0e2bd

Analogous

  1. #bdd0e2
  2. #bdbee2
  3. #cebde2

Triadic

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #e2bdbe
  3. #bee2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #e1bde2
  3. #e2e1bd
  4. #bee2bd

Square

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #e2bdd0
  3. #e2e1bd
  4. #bde2ce

Monochromatic

  1. #5355b3
  2. #888acb
  3. #bdbee2
  4. #f1f1f9
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#bdbee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #aaabcb
  3. #9798b5
  4. #84859e
  5. #717288
  6. #5f5f71
  7. #4c4c5a
  8. #393944
  9. #26262d
  10. #131317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #c4c5e5
  3. #cacbe8
  4. #d1d2eb
  5. #d7d8ee
  6. #dedff1
  7. #e5e5f3
  8. #ebecf6
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f8f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbee2
  2. #b7b8d8
  3. #b1b2ce
  4. #ababc5
  5. #a5a5bb
  6. #9f9fb1
  7. #9899a7
  8. #92939d
  9. #8c8c94
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c2e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c0e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c4ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c0e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bfe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8c2d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbee2 {
  color: #bdbee2;
}
Background
.bg-bdbee2 {
  background-color: #bdbee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbee2 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 39% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbee2, #cebde2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.89 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.69 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.96 #42411d Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdbee2  rgb(189, 190, 226)  hsl(238, 39%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#e2e1bd  rgb(226, 225, 189)  hsl(58, 39%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e2bdbe  rgb(226, 189, 190)  hsl(358, 39%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bee2bd  rgb(190, 226, 189)  hsl(118, 39%, 81%)  Celadon