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#BFBBFC

#bfbbfc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfbbfc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.21% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 243.69°, with 91.55% saturation and 86.08% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.5365

Complementary

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #f8fcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #fce0bb
  3. #d8fcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd8fc
  2. #bfbbfc
  3. #e0bbfc

Triadic

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #fcbfbb
  3. #bbfcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #fcbbf8
  3. #f8fcbb
  4. #bbfcbf

Square

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #fcbbd8
  3. #f8fcbb
  4. #bbfce0

Monochromatic

  1. #3528f6
  2. #7a72f9
  3. #bfbbfc
  4. #edebfe
  5. #edebfe

Shades

#bfbbfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #aca8e3
  3. #9996ca
  4. #8683b0
  5. #737097
  6. #605e7e
  7. #4c4b65
  8. #39384c
  9. #262532
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #c5c2fc
  3. #ccc9fd
  4. #d2cffd
  5. #d9d6fd
  6. #dfddfe
  7. #e5e4fe
  8. #ecebfe
  9. #f2f1fe
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbfc
  2. #b9b5f0
  3. #b2afe3
  4. #aca9d7
  5. #a6a3ca
  6. #a09ebe
  7. #9998b2
  8. #9392a5
  9. #8d8c99
  10. #86868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bfdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c0fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c0fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2befb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbfc {
  color: #bfbbfc;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbfc {
  background-color: #bfbbfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbfc {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 92% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbfc, #e0bbfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.37 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.56 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.05 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.29 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.44 #404403 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbfc  rgb(191, 187, 252)  hsl(244, 92%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#f8fcbb  rgb(248, 252, 187)  hsl(64, 92%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fcbfbb  rgb(252, 191, 187)  hsl(4, 92%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfcbf  rgb(187, 252, 191)  hsl(124, 92%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple