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#BBCBFC

#bbcbfc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbcbfc 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, 79.61% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 19.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 225.23°, with 91.55% saturation and 86.08% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.603

Complementary

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #fcecbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #fcccbb
  3. #ecfcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbecfc
  2. #bbcbfc
  3. #ccbbfc

Triadic

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #fcbbcb
  3. #cbfcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #ecbbfc
  3. #fcecbb
  4. #cbfcbb

Square

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #fcbbec
  3. #fcecbb
  4. #bbfccc

Monochromatic

  1. #285bf6
  2. #7293f9
  3. #bbcbfc
  4. #ebf0fe
  5. #ebf0fe

Shades

#bbcbfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #a8b7e3
  3. #96a2ca
  4. #838eb0
  5. #707a97
  6. #5e667e
  7. #4b5165
  8. #383d4c
  9. #252932
  10. #131419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #c2d0fc
  3. #c9d5fd
  4. #cfdbfd
  5. #d6e0fd
  6. #dde5fe
  7. #e4eafe
  8. #ebeffe
  9. #f1f5fe
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbfc
  2. #b5c4f0
  3. #afbce3
  4. #a9b5d7
  5. #a3adca
  6. #9ea6be
  7. #989eb2
  8. #9297a5
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cce1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccffe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c9fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aad4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bccdfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9cafb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d1e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbfc {
  color: #bbcbfc;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbfc {
  background-color: #bbcbfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbfc {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 92% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbfc, #ccbbfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.90 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.84 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.64 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.54 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.73 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.28 #443403 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbcbfc  rgb(187, 203, 252)  hsl(225, 92%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fcecbb  rgb(252, 236, 187)  hsl(45, 92%, 86%)  Blond
#fcbbcb  rgb(252, 187, 203)  hsl(345, 92%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cbfcbb  rgb(203, 252, 187)  hsl(105, 92%, 86%)  Tea Green