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#BFBBFD

#bfbbfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfbbfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 243.64°, with 94.29% saturation and 86.27% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5371

Complementary

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #f9fdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #fde0bb
  3. #d8fdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd8fd
  2. #bfbbfd
  3. #e0bbfd

Triadic

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #fdbfbb
  3. #bbfdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #fdbbf9
  3. #f9fdbb
  4. #bbfdbf

Square

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #fdbbd8
  3. #f9fdbb
  4. #bbfde0

Monochromatic

  1. #3326f9
  2. #7971fb
  3. #bfbbfd
  4. #ecebfe
  5. #ecebfe

Shades

#bfbbfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #aca8e4
  3. #9996ca
  4. #8683b1
  5. #737098
  6. #605e7f
  7. #4c4b65
  8. #39384c
  9. #262533
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #c5c2fd
  3. #ccc9fd
  4. #d2cffe
  5. #d9d6fe
  6. #dfddfe
  7. #e5e4fe
  8. #ecebfe
  9. #f2f1ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbfd
  2. #b9b5f1
  3. #b2afe4
  4. #aca9d8
  5. #a6a3cb
  6. #a09ebf
  7. #9998b2
  8. #9392a6
  9. #8d8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c0fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2befc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbfd {
  color: #bfbbfd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbfd {
  background-color: #bfbbfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbfd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbfd, #e0bbfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.79 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.44 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.54 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.58 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.14 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.17 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.63 #404402 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbfd  rgb(191, 187, 253)  hsl(244, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#f9fdbb  rgb(249, 253, 187)  hsl(64, 94%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fdbfbb  rgb(253, 191, 187)  hsl(4, 94%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfdbf  rgb(187, 253, 191)  hsl(124, 94%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple