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#bfbbdd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.57% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 247.06°, with 33.33% saturation and 80% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.52.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5184

Complementary

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #d9ddbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #ddd0bb
  3. #c8ddbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc8dd
  2. #bfbbdd
  3. #d0bbdd

Triadic

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #ddbfbb
  3. #bbddbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #ddbbd9
  3. #d9ddbb
  4. #bbddbf

Square

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #ddbbc8
  3. #d9ddbb
  4. #bbddd0

Monochromatic

  1. #5f55aa
  2. #8f88c3
  3. #bfbbdd
  4. #efeef6
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#bfbbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #aca8c7
  3. #9996b1
  4. #86839b
  5. #737085
  6. #605e6f
  7. #4c4b58
  8. #393842
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #c5c2e0
  3. #ccc9e4
  4. #d2cfe7
  5. #d9d6eb
  6. #dfddee
  7. #e5e4f1
  8. #ecebf5
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbdd
  2. #b9b5d4
  3. #b2afca
  4. #aca9c1
  5. #a6a3b8
  6. #a09eaf
  7. #9998a5
  8. #93929c
  9. #8d8c93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bfdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bedc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbed0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbdd {
  color: #bfbbdd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbdd {
  background-color: #bfbbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbdd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbdd, #d0bbdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 221 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.52 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.09 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.09 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.18 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.74 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.10 #404422 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbdd  rgb(191, 187, 221)  hsl(247, 33%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#d9ddbb  rgb(217, 221, 187)  hsl(67, 33%, 80%)  Beige
#ddbfbb  rgb(221, 191, 187)  hsl(7, 33%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bbddbf  rgb(187, 221, 191)  hsl(127, 33%, 80%)  Celadon