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#BFBCFF

#bfbcff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfbcff 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, 73.73% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 242.69°, with 100% saturation and 86.86% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5426

Complementary

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #fcffbc

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #ffe0bc
  3. #daffbc

Analogous

  1. #bcdaff
  2. #bfbcff
  3. #e0bcff

Triadic

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #ffbfbc
  3. #bcffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #ffbcfc
  3. #fcffbc
  4. #bcffbf

Square

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #ffbcda
  3. #fcffbc
  4. #bcffe0

Monochromatic

  1. #2d23ff
  2. #766fff
  3. #bfbcff
  4. #ecebff
  5. #ecebff

Shades

#bfbcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #aca9e6
  3. #9996cc
  4. #8684b3
  5. #737199
  6. #605e80
  7. #4c4b66
  8. #39384d
  9. #262633
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #c5c3ff
  3. #ccc9ff
  4. #d2d0ff
  5. #d9d7ff
  6. #dfdeff
  7. #e5e4ff
  8. #ecebff
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcff
  2. #b9b6f2
  3. #b2b0e6
  4. #acaad9
  5. #a6a4cc
  6. #a09ec0
  7. #9998b3
  8. #9392a6
  9. #8d8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c0dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0c8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6c3e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcff {
  color: #bfbcff;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcff {
  background-color: #bfbcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcff {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcff, #e0bcff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.55 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.34 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.86 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.56 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.89 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.96 #404300 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbcff  rgb(191, 188, 255)  hsl(243, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fcffbc  rgb(252, 255, 188)  hsl(63, 100%, 87%)  Cream
#ffbfbc  rgb(255, 191, 188)  hsl(3, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bcffbf  rgb(188, 255, 191)  hsl(123, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple