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#BFBBFF

#bfbbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfbbff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 243.53°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5384

Complementary

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #fbffbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #ffe1bb
  3. #d9ffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd9ff
  2. #bfbbff
  3. #e1bbff

Triadic

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #ffbfbb
  3. #bbffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #ffbbfb
  3. #fbffbb
  4. #bbffbf

Square

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #ffbbd9
  3. #fbffbb
  4. #bbffe1

Monochromatic

  1. #2f22ff
  2. #776fff
  3. #bfbbff
  4. #ecebff
  5. #ecebff

Shades

#bfbbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #aca8e6
  3. #9996cc
  4. #8683b3
  5. #737099
  6. #605e80
  7. #4c4b66
  8. #39384d
  9. #262533
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #c5c2ff
  3. #ccc9ff
  4. #d2cfff
  5. #d9d6ff
  6. #dfddff
  7. #e5e4ff
  8. #ecebff
  9. #f2f1ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbff
  2. #b9b5f2
  3. #b2afe6
  4. #aca9d9
  5. #a6a3cc
  6. #a09ec0
  7. #9998b3
  8. #9392a6
  9. #8d8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bfdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2befe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbff {
  color: #bfbbff;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbff {
  background-color: #bfbbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbff {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbff, #e1bbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.99 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.42 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.63 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.33 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.92 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 14.01 #404400 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbbff  rgb(191, 187, 255)  hsl(244, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fbffbb  rgb(251, 255, 187)  hsl(64, 100%, 87%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffbfbb  rgb(255, 191, 187)  hsl(4, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bbffbf  rgb(187, 255, 191)  hsl(124, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple