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#BDCDFD

#bdcdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdcdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 94.12% saturation and 86.67% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6157

Complementary

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #fdedbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #fdcdbd
  3. #edfdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdedfd
  2. #bdcdfd
  3. #cdbdfd

Triadic

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #fdbdcd
  3. #cdfdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #edbdfd
  3. #fdedbd
  4. #cdfdbd

Square

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #fdbded
  3. #fdedbd
  4. #bdfdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #295df9
  2. #7395fb
  3. #bdcdfd
  4. #ebf0fe
  5. #ebf0fe

Shades

#bdcdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #aab9e4
  3. #97a4ca
  4. #8490b1
  5. #717b98
  6. #5f677f
  7. #4c5265
  8. #393e4c
  9. #262933
  10. #131519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #c4d2fd
  3. #cad7fd
  4. #d1dcfe
  5. #d7e1fe
  6. #dee6fe
  7. #e5ebfe
  8. #ebf0fe
  9. #f2f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #b7c5f1
  3. #b1bee4
  4. #abb6d8
  5. #a5aecb
  6. #9fa7bf
  7. #989fb2
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cde2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfd1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bacbfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #add6dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #becffe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbccfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d3ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcdfd {
  color: #bdcdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bdcdfd {
  background-color: #bdcdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bdcdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcdfd, #cdbdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.89 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.99 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.38 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.30 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.09 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.12 #423202 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdcdfd  rgb(189, 205, 253)  hsl(225, 94%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fdedbd  rgb(253, 237, 189)  hsl(45, 94%, 87%)  Blond
#fdbdcd  rgb(253, 189, 205)  hsl(345, 94%, 87%)  Pink
#cdfdbd  rgb(205, 253, 189)  hsl(105, 94%, 87%)  Tea Green