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#BBBBFF

#bbbbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbbff 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, 73.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5333

Complementary

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #ffffbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #ffddbb
  3. #ddffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbddff
  2. #bbbbff
  3. #ddbbff

Triadic

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #ffbbbb
  3. #bbffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #ffbbff
  3. #ffffbb
  4. #bbffbb

Square

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #ffbbdd
  3. #ffffbb
  4. #bbffdd

Monochromatic

  1. #2222ff
  2. #6f6fff
  3. #bbbbff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bbbbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #a8a8e6
  3. #9696cc
  4. #8383b3
  5. #707099
  6. #5e5e80
  7. #4b4b66
  8. #38384d
  9. #252533
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #c2c2ff
  3. #c9c9ff
  4. #cfcfff
  5. #d6d6ff
  6. #ddddff
  7. #e4e4ff
  8. #ebebff
  9. #f1f1ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbff
  2. #b5b5f2
  3. #afafe6
  4. #a9a9d9
  5. #a3a3cc
  6. #9e9ec0
  7. #9898b3
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6bffd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbff {
  color: #bbbbff;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbff {
  background-color: #bbbbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbff {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbff, #ddbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.19 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.90 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.66 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.19 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.60 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.41 #444400 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbbff  rgb(187, 187, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffffbb  rgb(255, 255, 187)  hsl(60, 100%, 87%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffbbbb  rgb(255, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bbffbb  rgb(187, 255, 187)  hsl(120, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple