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#BBB2E6

#bbb2e6 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb2e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.7% cyan, 22.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 250.38°, with 50.98% saturation and 80% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.4812

Complementary

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #dde6b2

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #e6d5b2
  3. #c3e6b2

Analogous

  1. #b2c3e6
  2. #bbb2e6
  3. #d5b2e6

Triadic

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #e6bbb2
  3. #b2e6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #e6b2dd
  3. #dde6b2
  4. #b2e6bb

Square

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #e6b2c3
  3. #dde6b2
  4. #b2e6d5

Monochromatic

  1. #553fc0
  2. #8878d3
  3. #bbb2e6
  4. #eeecf9
  5. #f1f0fa

Shades

#bbb2e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #a8a0cf
  3. #968eb8
  4. #837da1
  5. #706b8a
  6. #5e5973
  7. #4b475c
  8. #383545
  9. #25242e
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #c2bae9
  3. #c9c1eb
  4. #cfc9ee
  5. #d6d1f0
  6. #ddd9f3
  7. #e4e0f5
  8. #ebe8f8
  9. #f1f0fa
  10. #f8f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2e6
  2. #b5addc
  3. #afa8d2
  4. #a9a3c7
  5. #a39ebd
  6. #9e99b3
  7. #9894a9
  8. #928f9f
  9. #8c8a94
  10. #86858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b6cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b9e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b7e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bac4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb6e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb5e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b7d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2e6 {
  color: #bbb2e6;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2e6 {
  background-color: #bbb2e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2e6 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 51% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2e6, #d5b2e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 230 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.59 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.14 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.03 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.11 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.57 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.22 #444d19 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb2e6  rgb(187, 178, 230)  hsl(250, 51%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dde6b2  rgb(221, 230, 178)  hsl(70, 51%, 80%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e6bbb2  rgb(230, 187, 178)  hsl(10, 51%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite
#b2e6bb  rgb(178, 230, 187)  hsl(130, 51%, 80%)  Celadon