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#BBB9DD

#bbb9dd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbb9dd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 72.55% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 16.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 243.33°, with 34.62% saturation and 79.61% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5048

Complementary

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #dbddb9

Split complementary

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #ddcdb9
  3. #c9ddb9

Analogous

  1. #b9c9dd
  2. #bbb9dd
  3. #cdb9dd

Triadic

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #ddbbb9
  3. #b9ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #ddb9db
  3. #dbddb9
  4. #b9ddbb

Square

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #ddb9c9
  3. #dbddb9
  4. #b9ddcd

Monochromatic

  1. #5853aa
  2. #8986c4
  3. #bbb9dd
  4. #edecf6
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#bbb9dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #a8a7c7
  3. #9694b1
  4. #83829b
  5. #706f85
  6. #5e5d6f
  7. #4b4a58
  8. #383842
  9. #25252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb9dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #c2c0e0
  3. #c9c7e4
  4. #cfcee7
  5. #d6d5eb
  6. #dddcee
  7. #e4e3f1
  8. #ebeaf5
  9. #f1f1f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb9dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb9dd
  2. #b5b3d4
  3. #afaeca
  4. #a9a8c1
  5. #a3a2b8
  6. #9e9daf
  7. #9897a5
  8. #92919c
  9. #8c8b93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0bbdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4bfc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bcde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5badc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bccf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb9dd {
  color: #bbb9dd;
}
Background
.bg-bbb9dd {
  background-color: #bbb9dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb9dd {
  border: 2px solid #bbb9dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb9dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 185 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 35% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb9dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb9dd, #cdb9dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb9dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 185 221 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.35 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.35 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.16 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.12 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.17 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.20 #444622 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbb9dd  rgb(187, 185, 221)  hsl(243, 35%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dbddb9  rgb(219, 221, 185)  hsl(63, 35%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ddbbb9  rgb(221, 187, 185)  hsl(3, 35%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#b9ddbb  rgb(185, 221, 187)  hsl(123, 35%, 80%)  Celadon