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#B9BBFF

#b9bbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b9bbff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 73.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.45% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 238.29°, with 100% saturation and 86.27% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5307

Complementary

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #fffdb9

Split complementary

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #ffdab9
  3. #deffb9

Analogous

  1. #b9deff
  2. #b9bbff
  3. #dab9ff

Triadic

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #ffb9bb
  3. #bbffb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #fdb9ff
  3. #fffdb9
  4. #bbffb9

Square

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #ffb9de
  3. #fffdb9
  4. #b9ffda

Monochromatic

  1. #2026ff
  2. #6c71ff
  3. #b9bbff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#b9bbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #a7a8e6
  3. #9496cc
  4. #8283b3
  5. #6f7099
  6. #5d5e80
  7. #4a4b66
  8. #38384d
  9. #252533
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9bbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #c0c2ff
  3. #c7c9ff
  4. #cecfff
  5. #d5d6ff
  6. #dcddff
  7. #e3e4ff
  8. #eaebff
  9. #f1f1ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9bbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #b3b5f2
  3. #aeafe6
  4. #a8a9d9
  5. #a2a3cc
  6. #9d9ec0
  7. #9798b3
  8. #9192a6
  9. #8b8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebedc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5befd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8c7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aebdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9bbff {
  color: #b9bbff;
}
Background
.bg-b9bbff {
  background-color: #b9bbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9bbff {
  border: 2px solid #b9bbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9bbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9bbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9bbff, #dab9ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9bbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.52 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.03 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.67 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.18 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.46 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.24 #464400 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b9bbff  rgb(185, 187, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fffdb9  rgb(255, 253, 185)  hsl(58, 100%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffb9bb  rgb(255, 185, 187)  hsl(358, 100%, 86%)  Light Pink
#bbffb9  rgb(187, 255, 185)  hsl(118, 100%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple