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#BFBBDC

#bfbbdc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbdc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 247.27°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5178

Complementary

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #d8dcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #dccfbb
  3. #c7dcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc7dc
  2. #bfbbdc
  3. #cfbbdc

Triadic

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #dcbfbb
  3. #bbdcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #dcbbd8
  3. #d8dcbb
  4. #bbdcbf

Square

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #dcbbc7
  3. #d8dcbb
  4. #bbdccf

Monochromatic

  1. #6056a8
  2. #8f88c2
  3. #bfbbdc
  4. #efedf6
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bfbbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #aca8c6
  3. #9996b0
  4. #86839a
  5. #737084
  6. #605e6e
  7. #4c4b58
  8. #393842
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #c5c2e0
  3. #ccc9e3
  4. #d2cfe7
  5. #d9d6ea
  6. #dfddee
  7. #e5e4f1
  8. #ecebf5
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbdc
  2. #b9b5d3
  3. #b2afca
  4. #aca9c0
  5. #a6a3b7
  6. #a09eae
  7. #9998a5
  8. #93929c
  9. #8d8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bfde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bedb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbecf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbdc {
  color: #bfbbdc;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbdc {
  background-color: #bfbbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbdc {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbdc, #cfbbdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 220 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.75 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.37 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.00 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.07 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.70 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.00 #404423 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbdc  rgb(191, 187, 220)  hsl(247, 32%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#d8dcbb  rgb(216, 220, 187)  hsl(67, 32%, 80%)  Beige
#dcbfbb  rgb(220, 191, 187)  hsl(7, 32%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bbdcbf  rgb(187, 220, 191)  hsl(127, 32%, 80%)  Celadon