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#BBBCFE

#bbbcfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbcfe 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, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.38% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 239.1°, with 97.1% saturation and 86.47% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5369

Complementary

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #fefdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #fedbbb
  3. #defebb

Analogous

  1. #bbdefe
  2. #bbbcfe
  3. #dbbbfe

Triadic

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #febbbc
  3. #bcfebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #fdbbfe
  3. #fefdbb
  4. #bcfebb

Square

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #febbde
  3. #fefdbb
  4. #bbfedb

Monochromatic

  1. #2427fc
  2. #7072fd
  3. #bbbcfe
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bbbcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #a8a9e5
  3. #9696cb
  4. #8384b2
  5. #707198
  6. #5e5e7f
  7. #4b4b66
  8. #38384c
  9. #252633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #c2c3fe
  3. #c9c9fe
  4. #cfd0fe
  5. #d6d7fe
  6. #dddeff
  7. #e4e4ff
  8. #ebebff
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbcfe
  2. #b5b6f1
  3. #afb0e5
  4. #a9aad8
  5. #a3a4cc
  6. #9e9ebf
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0befd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbcfe {
  color: #bbbcfe;
}
Background
.bg-bbbcfe {
  background-color: #bbbcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbcfe {
  border: 2px solid #bbbcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 97% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbcfe, #dbbbfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.99 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.07 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.86 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.86 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.34 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 14.44 #444301 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbcfe  rgb(187, 188, 254)  hsl(239, 97%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fefdbb  rgb(254, 253, 187)  hsl(59, 97%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#febbbc  rgb(254, 187, 188)  hsl(359, 97%, 86%)  Melon
#bcfebb  rgb(188, 254, 187)  hsl(119, 97%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple