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#BBBEFF

#bbbeff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbbeff 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, 74.51% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.35°, 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5461

Complementary

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #fffcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #ffdabb
  3. #e0ffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbe0ff
  2. #bbbeff
  3. #dabbff

Triadic

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #ffbbbe
  3. #beffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #fcbbff
  3. #fffcbb
  4. #beffbb

Square

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #ffbbe0
  3. #fffcbb
  4. #bbffda

Monochromatic

  1. #222cff
  2. #6f75ff
  3. #bbbeff
  4. #ebecff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#bbbeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #a8abe6
  3. #9698cc
  4. #8385b3
  5. #707299
  6. #5e5f80
  7. #4b4c66
  8. #38394d
  9. #252633
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #c2c5ff
  3. #c9cbff
  4. #cfd2ff
  5. #d6d8ff
  6. #dddfff
  7. #e4e5ff
  8. #ebecff
  9. #f1f2ff
  10. #f8f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbeff
  2. #b5b8f2
  3. #afb2e6
  4. #a9abd9
  5. #a3a5cc
  6. #9e9fc0
  7. #9899b3
  8. #9293a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c1de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abcad5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1c0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c5e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbeff {
  color: #bbbeff;
}
Background
.bg-bbbeff {
  background-color: #bbbeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbeff {
  border: 2px solid #bbbeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 190 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbeff, #dabbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 190 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.65 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.37 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.46 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.92 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 14.23 #444100 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbbeff  rgb(187, 190, 255)  hsl(237, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fffcbb  rgb(255, 252, 187)  hsl(57, 100%, 87%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffbbbe  rgb(255, 187, 190)  hsl(357, 100%, 87%)  Light Pink
#beffbb  rgb(190, 255, 187)  hsl(117, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple