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#BFBBDE

#bfbbde ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.96% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 246.86°, with 34.65% saturation and 80.2% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5189

Complementary

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #dadebb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #ded1bb
  3. #c9debb

Analogous

  1. #bbc9de
  2. #bfbbde
  3. #d1bbde

Triadic

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #debfbb
  3. #bbdebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #debbda
  3. #dadebb
  4. #bbdebf

Square

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #debbc9
  3. #dadebb
  4. #bbded1

Monochromatic

  1. #5e54ac
  2. #8f88c5
  3. #bfbbde
  4. #efeff7
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#bfbbde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #aca8c8
  3. #9996b2
  4. #86839b
  5. #737085
  6. #605e6f
  7. #4c4b59
  8. #393843
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #c5c2e1
  3. #ccc9e5
  4. #d2cfe8
  5. #d9d6eb
  6. #dfddef
  7. #e5e4f2
  8. #ecebf5
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbde
  2. #b9b5d5
  3. #b2afcb
  4. #aca9c2
  5. #a6a3b8
  6. #a09eaf
  7. #9998a6
  8. #93929c
  9. #8d8c93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bfe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bedd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bedf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bddd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbed0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbde {
  color: #bfbbde;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbde {
  background-color: #bfbbde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbde {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 35% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbde, #d1bbde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 222 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.30 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.20 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.29 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.77 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.08 #404421 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbde  rgb(191, 187, 222)  hsl(247, 35%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dadebb  rgb(218, 222, 187)  hsl(67, 35%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#debfbb  rgb(222, 191, 187)  hsl(7, 35%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bbdebf  rgb(187, 222, 191)  hsl(127, 35%, 80%)  Celadon