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#BFB4E2

#bfb4e2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb4e2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.49% cyan, 20.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 254.35°, with 44.23% saturation and 79.61% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4921

Complementary

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #d7e2b4

Split complementary

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #e2d6b4
  3. #c0e2b4

Analogous

  1. #b4c0e2
  2. #bfb4e2
  3. #d6b4e2

Triadic

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #e2bfb4
  3. #b4e2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #e2b4d7
  3. #d7e2b4
  4. #b4e2bf

Square

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #e2b4c0
  3. #d7e2b4
  4. #b4e2d6

Monochromatic

  1. #6147b6
  2. #907dcd
  3. #bfb4e2
  4. #eeebf7
  5. #f2f0f9

Shades

#bfb4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #aca2cb
  3. #9990b5
  4. #867e9e
  5. #736c88
  6. #605a71
  7. #4c485a
  8. #393644
  9. #26242d
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #c5bce5
  3. #ccc3e8
  4. #d2cbeb
  5. #d9d2ee
  6. #dfdaf1
  7. #e5e1f3
  8. #ece9f6
  9. #f2f0f9
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb4e2
  2. #b9afd8
  3. #b2aace
  4. #aca4c5
  5. #a69fbb
  6. #a09ab1
  7. #9995a7
  8. #93909d
  9. #8d8a94
  10. #86858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb8cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabbe4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acbae1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bbc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b8e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b7e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb8d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb4e2 {
  color: #bfb4e2;
}
Background
.bg-bfb4e2 {
  background-color: #bfb4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 180 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 44% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb4e2, #d6b4e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 180 226 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.94 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.40 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.00 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.18 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.96 #404b1d Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb4e2  rgb(191, 180, 226)  hsl(254, 44%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#d7e2b4  rgb(215, 226, 180)  hsl(74, 44%, 80%)  Tea Green
#e2bfb4  rgb(226, 191, 180)  hsl(14, 44%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite
#b4e2bf  rgb(180, 226, 191)  hsl(134, 44%, 80%)  Seafoam Green