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#B3BEFF

#b3beff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b3beff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.51% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.8% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 231.32°, with 100% saturation and 85.1% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5363

Complementary

  1. #b3beff
  2. #fff4b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3beff
  2. #ffceb3
  3. #e4ffb3

Analogous

  1. #b3e4ff
  2. #b3beff
  3. #ceb3ff

Triadic

  1. #b3beff
  2. #ffb3be
  3. #beffb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3beff
  2. #f4b3ff
  3. #fff4b3
  4. #beffb3

Square

  1. #b3beff
  2. #ffb3e4
  3. #fff4b3
  4. #b3ffce

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3bff
  2. #677dff
  3. #b3beff
  4. #ebeeff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#b3beff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3beff
  2. #a1abe6
  3. #8f98cc
  4. #7d85b3
  5. #6b7299
  6. #5a5f80
  7. #484c66
  8. #36394d
  9. #242633
  10. #12131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3beff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3beff
  2. #bbc5ff
  3. #c2cbff
  4. #cad2ff
  5. #d1d8ff
  6. #d9dfff
  7. #e1e5ff
  8. #e8ecff
  9. #f0f2ff
  10. #f7f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3beff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3beff
  2. #aeb8f2
  3. #a9b2e6
  4. #a4abd9
  5. #9fa5cc
  6. #9a9fc0
  7. #9499b3
  8. #8f93a6
  9. #8a8c99
  10. #85868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc0dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6bffd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fcad5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abbefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c5e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3beff {
  color: #b3beff;
}
Background
.bg-b3beff {
  background-color: #b3beff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3beff {
  border: 2px solid #b3beff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3beff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 190 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3beff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3beff, #ceb3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3beff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 190 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.18 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.86 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.87 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.46 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.53 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 14.12 #4c4100 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b3beff  rgb(179, 190, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#fff4b3  rgb(255, 244, 179)  hsl(51, 100%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffb3be  rgb(255, 179, 190)  hsl(351, 100%, 85%)  Light Pink
#beffb3  rgb(190, 255, 179)  hsl(111, 100%, 85%)  Pale Green