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#bfbdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfbdfd 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, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 241.88°, with 94.12% 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5456

Complementary

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #fbfdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #fddfbd
  3. #dbfdbd

Analogous

  1. #bddbfd
  2. #bfbdfd
  3. #dfbdfd

Triadic

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #fdbfbd
  3. #bdfdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #fdbdfb
  3. #fbfdbd
  4. #bdfdbf

Square

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #fdbddb
  3. #fbfdbd
  4. #bdfddf

Monochromatic

  1. #2f29f9
  2. #7773fb
  3. #bfbdfd
  4. #ecebfe
  5. #ecebfe

Shades

#bfbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #acaae4
  3. #9997ca
  4. #8684b1
  5. #737198
  6. #605f7f
  7. #4c4c65
  8. #39394c
  9. #262633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #c5c4fd
  3. #cccafd
  4. #d2d1fe
  5. #d9d7fe
  6. #dfdefe
  7. #e5e5fe
  8. #ecebfe
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbdfd
  2. #b9b7f1
  3. #b2b1e4
  4. #acabd8
  5. #a6a5cb
  6. #a09fbf
  7. #9998b2
  8. #9392a6
  9. #8d8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c1dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abc1fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbdfd {
  color: #bfbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbdfd {
  background-color: #bfbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbdfd, #dfbdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.37 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.37 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.63 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.09 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.54 #404202 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbdfd  rgb(191, 189, 253)  hsl(242, 94%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fbfdbd  rgb(251, 253, 189)  hsl(62, 94%, 87%)  Cream
#fdbfbd  rgb(253, 191, 189)  hsl(2, 94%, 87%)  Melon
#bdfdbf  rgb(189, 253, 191)  hsl(122, 94%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple