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#BDCDFF

#bdcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdcdff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.45°, with 100% saturation and 87.06% 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 13.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.617

Complementary

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #ffefbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #ffcebd
  3. #eeffbd

Analogous

  1. #bdeeff
  2. #bdcdff
  3. #cebdff

Triadic

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #ffbdcd
  3. #cdffbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #efbdff
  3. #ffefbd
  4. #cdffbd

Square

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #ffbdee
  3. #ffefbd
  4. #bdffce

Monochromatic

  1. #2459ff
  2. #7193ff
  3. #bdcdff
  4. #ebf0ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#bdcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #aab9e6
  3. #97a4cc
  4. #8490b3
  5. #717b99
  6. #5f6780
  7. #4c5266
  8. #393e4d
  9. #262933
  10. #13151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #c4d2ff
  3. #cad7ff
  4. #d1dcff
  5. #d7e1ff
  6. #dee6ff
  7. #e5ebff
  8. #ebf0ff
  9. #f2f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcdff
  2. #b7c5f2
  3. #b1bee6
  4. #abb6d9
  5. #a5aecc
  6. #9fa7c0
  7. #989fb3
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cee3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9cbfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acd6de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #becfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbccfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d3ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcdff {
  color: #bdcdff;
}
Background
.bg-bdcdff {
  background-color: #bdcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcdff {
  border: 2px solid #bdcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcdff, #cebdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.84 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.13 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.17 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.57 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.24 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.40 #423200 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdcdff  rgb(189, 205, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffefbd  rgb(255, 239, 189)  hsl(45, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbdcd  rgb(255, 189, 205)  hsl(345, 100%, 87%)  Pink
#cdffbd  rgb(205, 255, 189)  hsl(105, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green