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#BACAFF

#bacaff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bacaff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 79.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.06% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.09°, with 100% saturation and 86.47% 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.599

Complementary

  1. #bacaff
  2. #ffefba

Split complementary

  1. #bacaff
  2. #ffcdba
  3. #ecffba

Analogous

  1. #baecff
  2. #bacaff
  3. #cdbaff

Triadic

  1. #bacaff
  2. #ffbaca
  3. #caffba

Tetradic

  1. #bacaff
  2. #efbaff
  3. #ffefba
  4. #caffba

Square

  1. #bacaff
  2. #ffbaec
  3. #ffefba
  4. #baffcd

Monochromatic

  1. #2154ff
  2. #6d8fff
  3. #bacaff
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#bacaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bacaff
  2. #a7b6e6
  3. #95a2cc
  4. #828db3
  5. #707999
  6. #5d6580
  7. #4a5166
  8. #383d4d
  9. #252833
  10. #13141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bacaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bacaff
  2. #c1cfff
  3. #c8d5ff
  4. #cfdaff
  5. #d6dfff
  6. #dde5ff
  7. #e3eaff
  8. #eaefff
  9. #f1f4ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bacaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bacaff
  2. #b4c3f2
  3. #aebbe6
  4. #a9b4d9
  5. #a3accc
  6. #9da5c0
  7. #979eb3
  8. #9196a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cbe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baceff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c9fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8d4dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bacdff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0d0eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bacaff {
  color: #bacaff;
}
Background
.bg-bacaff {
  background-color: #bacaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bacaff {
  border: 2px solid #bacaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bacaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 202 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bacaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bacaff, #cdbaff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bacaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 202 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.08 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.18 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.81 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.86 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.50 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.52 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 13.62 #453500 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bacaff  rgb(186, 202, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ffefba  rgb(255, 239, 186)  hsl(46, 100%, 86%)  Blond
#ffbaca  rgb(255, 186, 202)  hsl(346, 100%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#caffba  rgb(202, 255, 186)  hsl(106, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green