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#BFBBEF

#bfbbef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 244.62°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5285

Complementary

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #ebefbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #efd9bb
  3. #d1efbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd1ef
  2. #bfbbef
  3. #d9bbef

Triadic

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #efbfbb
  3. #bbefbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #efbbeb
  3. #ebefbb
  4. #bbefbf

Square

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #efbbd1
  3. #ebefbb
  4. #bbefd9

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3fd2
  2. #857de0
  3. #bfbbef
  4. #efeefb
  5. #efeefb

Shades

#bfbbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #aca8d7
  3. #9996bf
  4. #8683a7
  5. #73708f
  6. #605e78
  7. #4c4b60
  8. #393848
  9. #262530
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #c5c2f1
  3. #ccc9f2
  4. #d2cff4
  5. #d9d6f5
  6. #dfddf7
  7. #e5e4f9
  8. #ecebfa
  9. #f2f1fc
  10. #f9f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbef
  2. #b9b5e4
  3. #b2afd9
  4. #aca9ce
  5. #a6a3c3
  6. #a09eb8
  7. #9998ac
  8. #9392a1
  9. #8d8c96
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bed5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec1f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebfee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bdee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbef {
  color: #bfbbef;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbef {
  background-color: #bfbbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbef {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbef, #d9bbef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.65 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.26 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.94 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.06 #404410 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbef  rgb(191, 187, 239)  hsl(245, 62%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#ebefbb  rgb(235, 239, 187)  hsl(65, 62%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#efbfbb  rgb(239, 191, 187)  hsl(5, 62%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#bbefbf  rgb(187, 239, 191)  hsl(125, 62%, 84%)  Celadon