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#B1BBFC

#b1bbfc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b1bbfc is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 73.33% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.76% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 232°, with 92.59% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5192

Complementary

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #fcf2b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #fccdb1
  3. #e1fcb1

Analogous

  1. #b1e1fc
  2. #b1bbfc
  3. #cdb1fc

Triadic

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #fcb1bb
  3. #bbfcb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #f2b1fc
  3. #fcf2b1
  4. #bbfcb1

Square

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #fcb1e1
  3. #fcf2b1
  4. #b1fccd

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3bf6
  2. #677bf9
  3. #b1bbfc
  4. #ebeefe
  5. #ebeefe

Shades

#b1bbfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #9fa8e3
  3. #8e96ca
  4. #7c83b0
  5. #6a7097
  6. #595e7e
  7. #474b65
  8. #35384c
  9. #232532
  10. #121319
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1bbfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #b9c2fc
  3. #c1c9fd
  4. #c8cffd
  5. #d0d6fd
  6. #d8ddfe
  7. #e0e4fe
  8. #e8ebfe
  9. #eff1fe
  10. #f7f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1bbfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1bbfc
  2. #acb5f0
  3. #a7afe3
  4. #a2a9d7
  5. #9da3ca
  6. #999ebe
  7. #9498b2
  8. #8f92a5
  9. #8a8c99
  10. #85868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bdda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3bcfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ec7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbffe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9bcfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6c2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1bbfc {
  color: #b1bbfc;
}
Background
.bg-b1bbfc {
  background-color: #b1bbfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1bbfc {
  border: 2px solid #b1bbfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1bbfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 187 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1bbfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1bbfc, #cdb1fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1bbfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 187 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.49 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.38 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.97 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.18 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 13.86 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.88 #4e4403 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b1bbfc  rgb(177, 187, 252)  hsl(232, 93%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#fcf2b1  rgb(252, 242, 177)  hsl(52, 93%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fcb1bb  rgb(252, 177, 187)  hsl(352, 93%, 84%)  Light Pink
#bbfcb1  rgb(187, 252, 177)  hsl(112, 93%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple