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#BBB2FF

#bbb2ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbb2ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.8% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 247.01°, with 100% saturation and 84.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.42.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4963

Complementary

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #f6ffb2

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #ffe1b2
  3. #cfffb2

Analogous

  1. #b2cfff
  2. #bbb2ff
  3. #e1b2ff

Triadic

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #ffbbb2
  3. #b2ffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #ffb2f6
  3. #f6ffb2
  4. #b2ffbb

Square

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #ffb2cf
  3. #f6ffb2
  4. #b2ffe1

Monochromatic

  1. #3419ff
  2. #7765ff
  3. #bbb2ff
  4. #edebff
  5. #edebff

Shades

#bbb2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #a8a0e6
  3. #968ecc
  4. #837db3
  5. #706b99
  6. #5e5980
  7. #4b4766
  8. #38354d
  9. #252433
  10. #13121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #c2baff
  3. #c9c1ff
  4. #cfc9ff
  5. #d6d1ff
  6. #ddd9ff
  7. #e4e0ff
  8. #ebe8ff
  9. #f1f0ff
  10. #f8f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2ff
  2. #b5adf2
  3. #afa8e6
  4. #a9a3d9
  5. #a39ecc
  6. #9e99c0
  7. #9894b3
  8. #928fa6
  9. #8c8a99
  10. #86858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb7da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dbdff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db9fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acbfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aab8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab6fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bae3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2ff {
  color: #bbb2ff;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2ff {
  background-color: #bbb2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2ff {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2ff, #e1b2ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.42 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.67 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.98 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.40 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.92 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 13.79 #444d00 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb2ff  rgb(187, 178, 255)  hsl(247, 100%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#f6ffb2  rgb(246, 255, 178)  hsl(67, 100%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow
#ffbbb2  rgb(255, 187, 178)  hsl(7, 100%, 85%)  Melon
#b2ffbb  rgb(178, 255, 187)  hsl(127, 100%, 85%)  Pale Green