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#B7CBFE

#b7cbfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b7cbfe 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, 79.61% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.95% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.1°, with 97.26% saturation and 85.69% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5993

Complementary

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #feeab7

Split complementary

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #fec7b7
  3. #effeb7

Analogous

  1. #b7effe
  2. #b7cbfe
  3. #c7b7fe

Triadic

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #feb7cb
  3. #cbfeb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #eab7fe
  3. #feeab7
  4. #cbfeb7

Square

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #feb7ef
  3. #feeab7
  4. #b7fec7

Monochromatic

  1. #205efc
  2. #6c95fd
  3. #b7cbfe
  4. #ebf0ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#b7cbfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #a5b7e5
  3. #92a2cb
  4. #808eb2
  5. #6e7a98
  6. #5c667f
  7. #495166
  8. #373d4c
  9. #252933
  10. #121419
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7cbfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #bed0fe
  3. #c5d5fe
  4. #cddbfe
  5. #d4e0fe
  6. #dbe5ff
  7. #e2eaff
  8. #e9efff
  9. #f1f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7cbfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7cbfe
  2. #b2c4f1
  3. #acbce5
  4. #a7b5d8
  5. #a1adcc
  6. #9ca6bf
  7. #969eb2
  8. #9197a6
  9. #8b8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbe1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbcfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c9fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4d5dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9cdff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6cafd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acd1ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7cbfe {
  color: #b7cbfe;
}
Background
.bg-b7cbfe {
  background-color: #b7cbfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7cbfe {
  border: 2px solid #b7cbfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7cbfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 203 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 97% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7cbfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7cbfe, #c7b7fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7cbfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 203 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.14 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.59 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.96 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.18 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.43 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.64 #483401 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b7cbfe  rgb(183, 203, 254)  hsl(223, 97%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#feeab7  rgb(254, 234, 183)  hsl(43, 97%, 86%)  Peach
#feb7cb  rgb(254, 183, 203)  hsl(343, 97%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cbfeb7  rgb(203, 254, 183)  hsl(103, 97%, 86%)  Tea Green