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#BBB2DF

#bbb2df ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb2df is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.8% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 20.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 41.28% saturation and 78.63% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.1.

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Relative luminance0.4773

Complementary

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #d6dfb2

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #dfd2b2
  3. #c0dfb2

Analogous

  1. #b2c0df
  2. #bbb2df
  3. #d2b2df

Triadic

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #dfbbb2
  3. #b2dfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #dfb2d6
  3. #d6dfb2
  4. #b2dfbb

Square

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #dfb2c0
  3. #d6dfb2
  4. #b2dfd2

Monochromatic

  1. #5d49af
  2. #8b7cc9
  3. #bbb2df
  4. #ebe8f5
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#bbb2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #a8a0c9
  3. #968eb2
  4. #837d9c
  5. #706b86
  6. #5e5970
  7. #4b4759
  8. #383543
  9. #25242d
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #c2bae2
  3. #c9c1e5
  4. #cfc9e9
  5. #d6d1ec
  6. #ddd9ef
  7. #e4e0f2
  8. #ebe8f5
  9. #f1f0f9
  10. #f8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2df
  2. #b5add6
  3. #afa8cc
  4. #a9a3c3
  5. #a39eb9
  6. #9e99b0
  7. #9894a6
  8. #928f9d
  9. #8c8a93
  10. #86858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b8e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b7de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b6e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b5de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b6ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2df {
  color: #bbb2df;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2df {
  background-color: #bbb2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2df {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 41% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2df, #d2b2df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 223 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.10 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.23 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.21 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.24 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.74 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.79 #444d20 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb2df  rgb(187, 178, 223)  hsl(252, 41%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#d6dfb2  rgb(214, 223, 178)  hsl(72, 41%, 79%)  Tea Green
#dfbbb2  rgb(223, 187, 178)  hsl(12, 41%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#b2dfbb  rgb(178, 223, 187)  hsl(132, 41%, 79%)  Celadon