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#BBC8FF

#bbc8ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbc8ff 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, 78.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 228.53°, 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5909

Complementary

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #fff2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #ffd0bb
  3. #eaffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbeaff
  2. #bbc8ff
  3. #d0bbff

Triadic

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #ffbbc8
  3. #c8ffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #f2bbff
  3. #fff2bb
  4. #c8ffbb

Square

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #ffbbea
  3. #fff2bb
  4. #bbffd0

Monochromatic

  1. #224cff
  2. #6f8aff
  3. #bbc8ff
  4. #ebeeff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#bbc8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #a8b4e6
  3. #96a0cc
  4. #838cb3
  5. #707899
  6. #5e6480
  7. #4b5066
  8. #383c4d
  9. #252833
  10. #13141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #c2ceff
  3. #c9d3ff
  4. #cfd9ff
  5. #d6deff
  6. #dde4ff
  7. #e4e9ff
  8. #ebefff
  9. #f1f4ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #b5c1f2
  3. #afbae6
  4. #a9b2d9
  5. #a3abcc
  6. #9ea4c0
  7. #989db3
  8. #9296a6
  9. #8c8e99
  10. #86878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c9e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8cdff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3c8fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aad2db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9cbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c8fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1ceea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc8ff {
  color: #bbc8ff;
}
Background
.bg-bbc8ff {
  background-color: #bbc8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc8ff {
  border: 2px solid #bbc8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 200 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc8ff, #d0bbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 200 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.47 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.58 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.60 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.37 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.76 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.06 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.62 #443700 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbc8ff  rgb(187, 200, 255)  hsl(229, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fff2bb  rgb(255, 242, 187)  hsl(49, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbbc8  rgb(255, 187, 200)  hsl(349, 100%, 87%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#c8ffbb  rgb(200, 255, 187)  hsl(109, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green