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#BFCDFF

#bfcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfcdff 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, 80.39% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.88°, with 100% saturation and 87.45% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6196

Complementary

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #fff1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #ffd1bf
  3. #edffbf

Analogous

  1. #bfedff
  2. #bfcdff
  3. #d1bfff

Triadic

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #ffbfcd
  3. #cdffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #f1bfff
  3. #fff1bf
  4. #cdffbf

Square

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #ffbfed
  3. #fff1bf
  4. #bfffd1

Monochromatic

  1. #2655ff
  2. #7291ff
  3. #bfcdff
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#bfcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #acb9e6
  3. #99a4cc
  4. #8690b3
  5. #737b99
  6. #606780
  7. #4c5266
  8. #393e4d
  9. #262933
  10. #13151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #c5d2ff
  3. #ccd7ff
  4. #d2dcff
  5. #d9e1ff
  6. #dfe6ff
  7. #e5ebff
  8. #ecf0ff
  9. #f2f5ff
  10. #f9faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcdff
  2. #b9c5f2
  3. #b2bee6
  4. #acb6d9
  5. #a6aecc
  6. #a0a7c0
  7. #999fb3
  8. #9397a6
  9. #8d8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cee3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baccfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd6de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcccfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d3ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcdff {
  color: #bfcdff;
}
Background
.bg-bfcdff {
  background-color: #bfcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcdff {
  border: 2px solid #bfcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcdff, #d1bfff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.23 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.17 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.88 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.36 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.59 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.94 #403200 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfcdff  rgb(191, 205, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fff1bf  rgb(255, 241, 191)  hsl(47, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbfcd  rgb(255, 191, 205)  hsl(347, 100%, 87%)  Pink
#cdffbf  rgb(205, 255, 191)  hsl(107, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green