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#BFBEE2

#bfbee2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbee2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.49% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 241.67°, with 38.3% saturation and 81.57% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5339

Complementary

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #e1e2be

Split complementary

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #e2d1be
  3. #cfe2be

Analogous

  1. #becfe2
  2. #bfbee2
  3. #d1bee2

Triadic

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #e2bfbe
  3. #bee2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #e2bee1
  3. #e1e2be
  4. #bee2bf

Square

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #e2becf
  3. #e1e2be
  4. #bee2d1

Monochromatic

  1. #5754b3
  2. #8b89ca
  3. #bfbee2
  4. #f1f1f9
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#bfbee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #acabcb
  3. #9998b5
  4. #86859e
  5. #737288
  6. #605f71
  7. #4c4c5a
  8. #393944
  9. #26262d
  10. #131317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #c5c5e5
  3. #cccbe8
  4. #d2d2eb
  5. #d9d8ee
  6. #dfdff1
  7. #e5e5f3
  8. #ececf6
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f9f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbee2
  2. #b9b8d8
  3. #b2b2ce
  4. #acabc5
  5. #a6a5bb
  6. #a09fb1
  7. #9999a7
  8. #93939d
  9. #8d8c94
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c2e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c0e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c4ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c0e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bfe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc2d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbee2 {
  color: #bfbee2;
}
Background
.bg-bfbee2 {
  background-color: #bfbee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbee2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 38% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbee2, #d1bee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.38 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.95 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.70 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.18 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.69 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.66 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.53 #40411d Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbee2  rgb(191, 190, 226)  hsl(242, 38%, 82%)  Periwinkle
#e1e2be  rgb(225, 226, 190)  hsl(62, 38%, 82%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e2bfbe  rgb(226, 191, 190)  hsl(2, 38%, 82%)  Baby Pink
#bee2bf  rgb(190, 226, 191)  hsl(122, 38%, 82%)  Celadon