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#BFBBF2

#bfbbf2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.07% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 244.36°, with 67.9% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5303

Complementary

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #eef2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #f2dbbb
  3. #d3f2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbd3f2
  2. #bfbbf2
  3. #dbbbf2

Triadic

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #f2bfbb
  3. #bbf2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #f2bbee
  3. #eef2bb
  4. #bbf2bf

Square

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #f2bbd3
  3. #eef2bb
  4. #bbf2db

Monochromatic

  1. #463bd9
  2. #837be6
  3. #bfbbf2
  4. #efeefc
  5. #efeefc

Shades

#bfbbf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #aca8da
  3. #9996c2
  4. #8683a9
  5. #737091
  6. #605e79
  7. #4c4b61
  8. #393849
  9. #262530
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #c5c2f3
  3. #ccc9f5
  4. #d2cff6
  5. #d9d6f7
  6. #dfddf9
  7. #e5e4fa
  8. #ecebfb
  9. #f2f1fc
  10. #f9f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbf2
  2. #b9b5e7
  3. #b2afdb
  4. #aca9d0
  5. #a6a3c4
  6. #a09eb9
  7. #9998ae
  8. #9392a2
  9. #8d8c97
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bed6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc2f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbff0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c4ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bff3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4bef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c1dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbf2 {
  color: #bfbbf2;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbf2 {
  background-color: #bfbbf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbf2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 68% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbf2, #dbbbf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 242 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.78 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.30 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.37 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.52 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.71 #40440d Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbf2  rgb(191, 187, 242)  hsl(244, 68%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#eef2bb  rgb(238, 242, 187)  hsl(64, 68%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f2bfbb  rgb(242, 191, 187)  hsl(4, 68%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#bbf2bf  rgb(187, 242, 191)  hsl(124, 68%, 84%)  Celadon