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#B2BEF4

#b2bef4 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b2bef4 is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.51% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.05% cyan, 22.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 75% saturation and 82.75% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5282

Complementary

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #f4e8b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #f4c7b2
  3. #dff4b2

Analogous

  1. #b2dff4
  2. #b2bef4
  3. #c7b2f4

Triadic

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #f4b2be
  3. #bef4b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #e8b2f4
  3. #f4e8b2
  4. #bef4b2

Square

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #f4b2df
  3. #f4e8b2
  4. #b2f4c7

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4de1
  2. #6f86ea
  3. #b2bef4
  4. #edf0fc
  5. #edf0fc

Shades

#b2bef4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #a0abdc
  3. #8e98c3
  4. #7d85ab
  5. #6b7292
  6. #595f7a
  7. #474c62
  8. #353949
  9. #242631
  10. #121318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bef4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #bac5f5
  3. #c1cbf6
  4. #c9d2f7
  5. #d1d8f8
  6. #d9dffa
  7. #e0e5fb
  8. #e8ecfc
  9. #f0f2fd
  10. #f7f9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bef4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bef4
  2. #adb8e8
  3. #a8b2dd
  4. #a3abd1
  5. #9ea5c6
  6. #999fba
  7. #9499ae
  8. #8f93a3
  9. #8a8c97
  10. #85868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbfd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec3f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aabef3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1c8d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c1f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbef3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8c4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bef4 {
  color: #b2bef4;
}
Background
.bg-b2bef4 {
  background-color: #b2bef4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bef4 {
  border: 2px solid #b2bef4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bef4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 190 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 75% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bef4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bef4, #c7b2f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bef4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 190 244 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.47 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.45 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.10 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.64 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.73 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.90 #4d410b Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b2bef4  rgb(178, 190, 244)  hsl(229, 75%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#f4e8b2  rgb(244, 232, 178)  hsl(49, 75%, 83%)  Vanilla
#f4b2be  rgb(244, 178, 190)  hsl(349, 75%, 83%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#bef4b2  rgb(190, 244, 178)  hsl(109, 75%, 83%)  Granny Smith Apple