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#C2BCFE

#c2bcfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c2bcfe is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.62% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 245.45°, with 97.06% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5459

Complementary

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #f8febc

Split complementary

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #fee3bc
  3. #d7febc

Analogous

  1. #bcd7fe
  2. #c2bcfe
  3. #e3bcfe

Triadic

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #fec2bc
  3. #bcfec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #febcf8
  3. #f8febc
  4. #bcfec2

Square

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #febcd7
  3. #f8febc
  4. #bcfee3

Monochromatic

  1. #3925fc
  2. #7d71fd
  3. #c2bcfe
  4. #edebff
  5. #edebff

Shades

#c2bcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #afa9e5
  3. #9b96cb
  4. #8884b2
  5. #747198
  6. #615e7f
  7. #4e4b66
  8. #3a384c
  9. #272633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #c8c3fe
  3. #cec9fe
  4. #d4d0fe
  5. #dad7fe
  6. #e1deff
  7. #e7e4ff
  8. #edebff
  9. #f3f2ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bcfe
  2. #bbb6f1
  3. #b5b0e5
  4. #aeaad8
  5. #a8a4cc
  6. #a19ebf
  7. #9a98b2
  8. #9492a6
  9. #8d8c99
  10. #87868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c0dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abc1fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4bffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bcfe {
  color: #c2bcfe;
}
Background
.bg-c2bcfe {
  background-color: #c2bcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bcfe {
  border: 2px solid #c2bcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bcfe, #e3bcfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.86 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.08 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.85 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.28 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.29 #3d4301 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c2bcfe  rgb(194, 188, 254)  hsl(245, 97%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#f8febc  rgb(248, 254, 188)  hsl(65, 97%, 87%)  Cream
#fec2bc  rgb(254, 194, 188)  hsl(5, 97%, 87%)  Melon
#bcfec2  rgb(188, 254, 194)  hsl(125, 97%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple