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#BBCAFF

#bbcaff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbcaff 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, 79.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.76°, 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 13.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6003

Complementary

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #fff0bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #ffcebb
  3. #ecffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbecff
  2. #bbcaff
  3. #cebbff

Triadic

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #ffbbca
  3. #caffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #f0bbff
  3. #fff0bb
  4. #caffbb

Square

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #ffbbec
  3. #fff0bb
  4. #bbffce

Monochromatic

  1. #2253ff
  2. #6f8eff
  3. #bbcaff
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#bbcaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #a8b6e6
  3. #96a2cc
  4. #838db3
  5. #707999
  6. #5e6580
  7. #4b5166
  8. #383d4d
  9. #252833
  10. #13141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #c2cfff
  3. #c9d5ff
  4. #cfdaff
  5. #d6dfff
  6. #dde5ff
  7. #e4eaff
  8. #ebefff
  9. #f1f4ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcaff
  2. #b5c3f2
  3. #afbbe6
  4. #a9b4d9
  5. #a3accc
  6. #9ea5c0
  7. #989eb3
  8. #9296a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cbe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baceff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c9fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aad4dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbcdff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d0eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcaff {
  color: #bbcaff;
}
Background
.bg-bbcaff {
  background-color: #bbcaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcaff {
  border: 2px solid #bbcaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 202 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcaff, #cebbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 202 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.78 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.81 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.98 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.39 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.65 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.66 #443500 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbcaff  rgb(187, 202, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fff0bb  rgb(255, 240, 187)  hsl(47, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbbca  rgb(255, 187, 202)  hsl(347, 100%, 87%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#caffbb  rgb(202, 255, 187)  hsl(107, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green