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#B7C5FF

#b7c5ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b7c5ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 77.25% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.24% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 228.33°, with 100% saturation and 85.88% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5722

Complementary

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #fff1b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #ffcdb7
  3. #e9ffb7

Analogous

  1. #b7e9ff
  2. #b7c5ff
  3. #cdb7ff

Triadic

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #ffb7c5
  3. #c5ffb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #f1b7ff
  3. #fff1b7
  4. #c5ffb7

Square

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #ffb7e9
  3. #fff1b7
  4. #b7ffcd

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4aff
  2. #6a87ff
  3. #b7c5ff
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#b7c5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #a5b1e6
  3. #929ecc
  4. #808ab3
  5. #6e7699
  6. #5c6380
  7. #494f66
  8. #373b4d
  9. #252733
  10. #12141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7c5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #becbff
  3. #c5d1ff
  4. #cdd6ff
  5. #d4dcff
  6. #dbe2ff
  7. #e2e8ff
  8. #e9eeff
  9. #f1f3ff
  10. #f8f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7c5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #b2bef2
  3. #acb7e6
  4. #a7b0d9
  5. #a1a9cc
  6. #9ca3c0
  7. #969cb3
  8. #9195a6
  9. #8b8e99
  10. #86878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c6e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4caff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc5fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4d0d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2c5fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #accce9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7c5ff {
  color: #b7c5ff;
}
Background
.bg-b7c5ff {
  background-color: #b7c5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7c5ff {
  border: 2px solid #b7c5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7c5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 197 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7c5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7c5ff, #cdb7ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7c5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 197 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.28 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.32 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.40 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.05 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 13.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 14.11 #483a00 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b7c5ff  rgb(183, 197, 255)  hsl(228, 100%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fff1b7  rgb(255, 241, 183)  hsl(48, 100%, 86%)  Blond
#ffb7c5  rgb(255, 183, 197)  hsl(348, 100%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#c5ffb7  rgb(197, 255, 183)  hsl(108, 100%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple