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#BFBBF4

#bfbbf4 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbbf4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.72% cyan, 23.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 244.21°, with 72.15% saturation and 84.51% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5315

Complementary

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #f0f4bb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #f4dbbb
  3. #d4f4bb

Analogous

  1. #bbd4f4
  2. #bfbbf4
  3. #dbbbf4

Triadic

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #f4bfbb
  3. #bbf4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #f4bbf0
  3. #f0f4bb
  4. #bbf4bf

Square

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #f4bbd4
  3. #f0f4bb
  4. #bbf4db

Monochromatic

  1. #4337df
  2. #8179e9
  3. #bfbbf4
  4. #eeedfc
  5. #eeedfc

Shades

#bfbbf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #aca8dc
  3. #9996c3
  4. #8683ab
  5. #737092
  6. #605e7a
  7. #4c4b62
  8. #393849
  9. #262531
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #c5c2f5
  3. #ccc9f6
  4. #d2cff7
  5. #d9d6f8
  6. #dfddfa
  7. #e5e4fb
  8. #ecebfc
  9. #f2f1fd
  10. #f9f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbf4
  2. #b9b5e8
  3. #b2afdd
  4. #aca9d1
  5. #a6a3c6
  6. #a09eba
  7. #9998ae
  8. #9392a3
  9. #8d8c97
  10. #86868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bed7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc2f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acbff2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c5cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4bff5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4bef3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8c1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbf4 {
  color: #bfbbf4;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbf4 {
  background-color: #bfbbf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbf4 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 72% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbf4, #dbbbf4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 244 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.16 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.88 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.59 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.16 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.47 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.90 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.14 #40440b Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbf4  rgb(191, 187, 244)  hsl(244, 72%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#f0f4bb  rgb(240, 244, 187)  hsl(64, 72%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f4bfbb  rgb(244, 191, 187)  hsl(4, 72%, 85%)  Baby Pink
#bbf4bf  rgb(187, 244, 191)  hsl(124, 72%, 85%)  Celadon