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#B9BEEC

#b9beec ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b9beec is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 74.51% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.61% cyan, 19.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 234.12°, with 57.3% saturation and 82.55% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.532

Complementary

  1. #b9beec
  2. #ece7b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9beec
  2. #ecceb9
  3. #d7ecb9

Analogous

  1. #b9d7ec
  2. #b9beec
  3. #ceb9ec

Triadic

  1. #b9beec
  2. #ecb9be
  3. #beecb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9beec
  2. #e7b9ec
  3. #ece7b9
  4. #beecb9

Square

  1. #b9beec
  2. #ecb9d7
  3. #ece7b9
  4. #b9ecce

Monochromatic

  1. #414ecb
  2. #7d86dc
  3. #b9beec
  4. #eff0fb
  5. #eff0fb

Shades

#b9beec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9beec
  2. #a7abd4
  3. #9498bd
  4. #8285a5
  5. #6f728e
  6. #5d5f76
  7. #4a4c5e
  8. #383947
  9. #25262f
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9beec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9beec
  2. #c0c5ee
  3. #c7cbf0
  4. #ced2f2
  5. #d5d8f4
  6. #dcdff6
  7. #e3e5f7
  8. #eaecf9
  9. #f1f2fb
  10. #f8f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9beec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9beec
  2. #b3b8e1
  3. #aeb2d6
  4. #a8abcc
  5. #a2a5c1
  6. #9d9fb6
  7. #9799ab
  8. #9193a0
  9. #8b8c96
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec0d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c3ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afbfeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adc6cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c1ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3bfeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c3da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9beec {
  color: #b9beec;
}
Background
.bg-b9beec {
  background-color: #b9beec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9beec {
  border: 2px solid #b9beec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9beec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 190 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 57% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9beec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9beec, #ceb9ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9beec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 190 236 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.14 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.12 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.91 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.18 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.20 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.31 #464113 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#b9beec  rgb(185, 190, 236)  hsl(234, 57%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#ece7b9  rgb(236, 231, 185)  hsl(54, 57%, 83%)  Blond
#ecb9be  rgb(236, 185, 190)  hsl(354, 57%, 83%)  Baby Pink
#beecb9  rgb(190, 236, 185)  hsl(114, 57%, 83%)  Celadon