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#BFBBFB

#bfbbfb ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfbbfb is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.9% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 243.75°, with 88.89% saturation and 85.88% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5358

Complementary

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #f7fbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #fbdfbb
  3. #d7fbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd7fb
  2. #bfbbfb
  3. #dfbbfb

Triadic

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #fbbfbb
  3. #bbfbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #fbbbf7
  3. #f7fbbb
  4. #bbfbbf

Square

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #fbbbd7
  3. #f7fbbb
  4. #bbfbdf

Monochromatic

  1. #372af3
  2. #7b73f7
  3. #bfbbfb
  4. #edecfe
  5. #edecfe

Shades

#bfbbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #aca8e2
  3. #9996c9
  4. #8683b0
  5. #737097
  6. #605e7e
  7. #4c4b64
  8. #39384b
  9. #262532
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #c5c2fb
  3. #ccc9fc
  4. #d2cffc
  5. #d9d6fd
  6. #dfddfd
  7. #e5e4fd
  8. #ecebfe
  9. #f2f1fe
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #b9b5ef
  3. #b2afe2
  4. #aca9d6
  5. #a6a3ca
  6. #a09ebe
  7. #9998b1
  8. #9392a5
  9. #8d8c99
  10. #86868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bfdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc3fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c0f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2c6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c0fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2befa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c2e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbfb {
  color: #bfbbfb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbfb {
  background-color: #bfbbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbfb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbfb, #dfbbfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 251 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.30 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.55 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.67 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.25 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.41 #404404 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbfb  rgb(191, 187, 251)  hsl(244, 89%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#f7fbbb  rgb(247, 251, 187)  hsl(64, 89%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fbbfbb  rgb(251, 191, 187)  hsl(4, 89%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfbbf  rgb(187, 251, 191)  hsl(124, 89%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple