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#BFB2EA

#bfb2ea ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb2ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 253.93°, with 57.14% saturation and 80.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.74.

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Relative luminance0.4886

Complementary

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #ddeab2

Split complementary

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #eadbb2
  3. #c1eab2

Analogous

  1. #b2c1ea
  2. #bfb2ea
  3. #dbb2ea

Triadic

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #eabfb2
  3. #b2eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #eab2dd
  3. #ddeab2
  4. #b2eabf

Square

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #eab2c1
  3. #ddeab2
  4. #b2eadb

Monochromatic

  1. #5b3ac9
  2. #8d76da
  3. #bfb2ea
  4. #f1eefa
  5. #f2effb

Shades

#bfb2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #aca0d3
  3. #998ebb
  4. #867da4
  5. #736b8c
  6. #605975
  7. #4c475e
  8. #393546
  9. #26242f
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #c5baec
  3. #ccc1ee
  4. #d2c9f0
  5. #d9d1f2
  6. #dfd9f5
  7. #e5e0f7
  8. #ece8f9
  9. #f2f0fb
  10. #f9f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb2ea
  2. #b9addf
  3. #b2a8d5
  4. #aca3ca
  5. #a69ec0
  6. #a099b5
  7. #9994aa
  8. #938fa0
  9. #8d8a95
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb7cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6baec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b9e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bbc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b7eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b6e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bab7d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb2ea {
  color: #bfb2ea;
}
Background
.bg-bfb2ea {
  background-color: #bfb2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb2ea {
  border: 2px solid #bfb2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 178 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 57% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb2ea, #dbb2ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 178 234 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.37 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.87 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.56 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.83 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.70 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.94 #404d15 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb2ea  rgb(191, 178, 234)  hsl(254, 57%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#ddeab2  rgb(221, 234, 178)  hsl(74, 57%, 81%)  Tea Green
#eabfb2  rgb(234, 191, 178)  hsl(14, 57%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#b2eabf  rgb(178, 234, 191)  hsl(134, 57%, 81%)  Celadon