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#BBB1DE

#bbb1de ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb1de is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.41% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 20.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 40.54% saturation and 78.24% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.42.

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Relative luminance0.4728

Complementary

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #d4deb1

Split complementary

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #ded2b1
  3. #bedeb1

Analogous

  1. #b1bede
  2. #bbb1de
  3. #d2b1de

Triadic

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #debbb1
  3. #b1debb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #deb1d4
  3. #d4deb1
  4. #b1debb

Square

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #deb1be
  3. #d4deb1
  4. #b1ded2

Monochromatic

  1. #5f49ad
  2. #8c7bc7
  3. #bbb1de
  4. #eae7f5
  5. #f3f1f9

Shades

#bbb1de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #a89fc8
  3. #968eb2
  4. #837c9b
  5. #706a85
  6. #5e596f
  7. #4b4759
  8. #383543
  9. #25232c
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb1de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #c2b9e1
  3. #c9c1e5
  4. #cfc8e8
  5. #d6d0eb
  6. #ddd8ef
  7. #e4e0f2
  8. #ebe8f5
  9. #f1eff8
  10. #f8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb1de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb1de
  2. #b5acd5
  3. #afa7cb
  4. #a9a2c2
  5. #a39db8
  6. #9e99af
  7. #9894a6
  8. #928f9c
  9. #8c8a93
  10. #868589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b7e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b6dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5b8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b5df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b4dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b5cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb1de {
  color: #bbb1de;
}
Background
.bg-bbb1de {
  background-color: #bbb1de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb1de {
  border: 2px solid #bbb1de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb1de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 177 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 41% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb1de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb1de, #d2b1de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb1de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 177 222 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.42 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.92 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.89 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.11 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.47 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.68 #444e21 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb1de  rgb(187, 177, 222)  hsl(253, 41%, 78%)  Periwinkle
#d4deb1  rgb(212, 222, 177)  hsl(73, 41%, 78%)  Tea Green
#debbb1  rgb(222, 187, 177)  hsl(13, 41%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#b1debb  rgb(177, 222, 187)  hsl(133, 41%, 78%)  Celadon