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#BBB0E4

#bbb0e4 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb0e4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.02% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.98% cyan, 22.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 252.69°, with 49.06% saturation and 79.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.4722

Complementary

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #d9e4b0

Split complementary

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #e4d5b0
  3. #bfe4b0

Analogous

  1. #b0bfe4
  2. #bbb0e4
  3. #d5b0e4

Triadic

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #e4bbb0
  3. #b0e4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #e4b0d9
  3. #d9e4b0
  4. #b0e4bb

Square

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #e4b0bf
  3. #d9e4b0
  4. #b0e4d5

Monochromatic

  1. #5a40bb
  2. #8a77d1
  3. #bbb0e4
  4. #ece9f7
  5. #f2f0fa

Shades

#bbb0e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #a89ecd
  3. #968db6
  4. #837ba0
  5. #706a89
  6. #5e5872
  7. #4b465b
  8. #383544
  9. #25232e
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb0e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #c2b8e7
  3. #c9c0e9
  4. #cfc8ec
  5. #d6d0ef
  6. #ddd8f2
  7. #e4dff4
  8. #ebe7f7
  9. #f1effa
  10. #f8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb0e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb0e4
  2. #b5abda
  3. #afa6d0
  4. #a9a2c6
  5. #a39dbc
  6. #9e98b2
  7. #9893a8
  8. #928e9e
  9. #8c8a94
  10. #86858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b4ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b7e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6b6e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b8c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb4e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb4e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b5d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb0e4 {
  color: #bbb0e4;
}
Background
.bg-bbb0e4 {
  background-color: #bbb0e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb0e4 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb0e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb0e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 176 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 49% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb0e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb0e4, #d5b0e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb0e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 176 228 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.21 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.48 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.41 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.77 #444f1b Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb0e4  rgb(187, 176, 228)  hsl(253, 49%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#d9e4b0  rgb(217, 228, 176)  hsl(73, 49%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e4bbb0  rgb(228, 187, 176)  hsl(13, 49%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#b0e4bb  rgb(176, 228, 187)  hsl(133, 49%, 79%)  Celadon