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#BBB5DD

#bbb5dd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb5dd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 70.98% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 18.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 249°, with 37.04% saturation and 78.82% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4883

Complementary

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #d7ddb5

Split complementary

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #ddcfb5
  3. #c3ddb5

Analogous

  1. #b5c3dd
  2. #bbb5dd
  3. #cfb5dd

Triadic

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #ddbbb5
  3. #b5ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #ddb5d7
  3. #d7ddb5
  4. #b5ddbb

Square

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #ddb5c3
  3. #d7ddb5
  4. #b5ddcf

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4eab
  2. #8b81c5
  3. #bbb5dd
  4. #ebe9f5
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#bbb5dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #a8a3c7
  3. #9691b1
  4. #837f9b
  5. #706d85
  6. #5e5b6f
  7. #4b4858
  8. #383642
  9. #25242c
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb5dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #c2bce0
  3. #c9c4e4
  4. #cfcbe7
  5. #d6d3eb
  6. #dddaee
  7. #e4e1f1
  8. #ebe9f5
  9. #f1f0f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb5dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb5dd
  2. #b5b0d4
  3. #afaaca
  4. #a9a5c1
  5. #a3a0b8
  6. #9e9baf
  7. #9895a5
  8. #92909c
  9. #8c8b93
  10. #868589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab8c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbadf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb9dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4bbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b9ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb5dd {
  color: #bbb5dd;
}
Background
.bg-bbb5dd {
  background-color: #bbb5dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb5dd {
  border: 2px solid #bbb5dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb5dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 181 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 37% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb5dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb5dd, #cfb5dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb5dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 181 221 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.77 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.08 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.76 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.98 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.52 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.97 #444a22 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb5dd  rgb(187, 181, 221)  hsl(249, 37%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#d7ddb5  rgb(215, 221, 181)  hsl(69, 37%, 79%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ddbbb5  rgb(221, 187, 181)  hsl(9, 37%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#b5ddbb  rgb(181, 221, 187)  hsl(129, 37%, 79%)  Celadon