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#BBCDFF

#bbcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbcdff 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, 80.39% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.12°, 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6145

Complementary

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #ffedbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #ffcbbb
  3. #efffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbefff
  2. #bbcdff
  3. #cbbbff

Triadic

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #ffbbcd
  3. #cdffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #edbbff
  3. #ffedbb
  4. #cdffbb

Square

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #ffbbef
  3. #ffedbb
  4. #bbffcb

Monochromatic

  1. #225dff
  2. #6f95ff
  3. #bbcdff
  4. #ebf0ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#bbcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #a8b9e6
  3. #96a4cc
  4. #8390b3
  5. #707b99
  6. #5e6780
  7. #4b5266
  8. #383e4d
  9. #252933
  10. #13151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #c2d2ff
  3. #c9d7ff
  4. #cfdcff
  5. #d6e1ff
  6. #dde6ff
  7. #e4ebff
  8. #ebf0ff
  9. #f1f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdff
  2. #b5c5f2
  3. #afbee6
  4. #a9b6d9
  5. #a3aecc
  6. #9ea7c0
  7. #989fb3
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cde3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cbfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9d7de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ccfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d3ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdff {
  color: #bbcdff;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdff {
  background-color: #bbcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdff {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdff, #cbbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.45 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.86 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.21 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.29 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.90 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.92 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 13.06 #443200 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbcdff  rgb(187, 205, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffedbb  rgb(255, 237, 187)  hsl(44, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbbcd  rgb(255, 187, 205)  hsl(344, 100%, 87%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cdffbb  rgb(205, 255, 187)  hsl(104, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green