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#BBB2E3

#bbb2e3 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb2e3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.62% cyan, 21.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 251.02°, with 46.67% saturation and 79.41% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.76.

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Relative luminance0.4795

Complementary

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #dae3b2

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #e3d3b2
  3. #c1e3b2

Analogous

  1. #b2c1e3
  2. #bbb2e3
  3. #d3b2e3

Triadic

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #e3bbb2
  3. #b2e3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #e3b2da
  3. #dae3b2
  4. #b2e3bb

Square

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #e3b2c1
  3. #dae3b2
  4. #b2e3d3

Monochromatic

  1. #5943b9
  2. #897acf
  3. #bbb2e3
  4. #edeaf7
  5. #f2f0fa

Shades

#bbb2e3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #a8a0cc
  3. #968eb6
  4. #837d9f
  5. #706b88
  6. #5e5972
  7. #4b475b
  8. #383544
  9. #25242d
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2e3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #c2bae6
  3. #c9c1e9
  4. #cfc9eb
  5. #d6d1ee
  6. #ddd9f1
  7. #e4e0f4
  8. #ebe8f7
  9. #f1f0f9
  10. #f8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2e3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2e3
  2. #b5add9
  3. #afa8cf
  4. #a9a3c5
  5. #a39ebb
  6. #9e99b2
  7. #9894a8
  8. #928f9e
  9. #8c8a94
  10. #86858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b9e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b7e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb6e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b5e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b7d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2e3 {
  color: #bbb2e3;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2e3 {
  background-color: #bbb2e3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2e3 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2e3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2e3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 47% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2e3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2e3, #d3b2e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2e3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 227 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.12 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.31 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.70 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.98 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.58 #444d1c Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb2e3  rgb(187, 178, 227)  hsl(251, 47%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#dae3b2  rgb(218, 227, 178)  hsl(71, 47%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e3bbb2  rgb(227, 187, 178)  hsl(11, 47%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#b2e3bb  rgb(178, 227, 187)  hsl(131, 47%, 79%)  Celadon