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#BBCEFF

#bbceff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbceff 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, 80.78% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 223.24°, 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6193

Complementary

  1. #bbceff
  2. #ffecbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbceff
  2. #ffcabb
  3. #f0ffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #bbceff
  3. #cabbff

Triadic

  1. #bbceff
  2. #ffbbce
  3. #ceffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbceff
  2. #ecbbff
  3. #ffecbb
  4. #ceffbb

Square

  1. #bbceff
  2. #ffbbf0
  3. #ffecbb
  4. #bbffca

Monochromatic

  1. #2260ff
  2. #6f97ff
  3. #bbceff
  4. #ebf0ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#bbceff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbceff
  2. #a8b9e6
  3. #96a5cc
  4. #8390b3
  5. #707c99
  6. #5e6780
  7. #4b5266
  8. #383e4d
  9. #252933
  10. #13151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbceff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbceff
  2. #c2d3ff
  3. #c9d8ff
  4. #cfddff
  5. #d6e2ff
  6. #dde7ff
  7. #e4ebff
  8. #ebf0ff
  9. #f1f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbceff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbceff
  2. #b5c6f2
  3. #afbee6
  4. #a9b7d9
  5. #a3afcc
  6. #9ea7c0
  7. #989fb3
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c9099
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cee3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfd2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ccfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9d8de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bacdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d4ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbceff {
  color: #bbceff;
}
Background
.bg-bbceff {
  background-color: #bbceff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbceff {
  border: 2px solid #bbceff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbceff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbceff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbceff, #cabbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbceff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.72 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.71 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.37 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.02 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.62 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.80 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.76 #443100 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bbceff  rgb(187, 206, 255)  hsl(223, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffecbb  rgb(255, 236, 187)  hsl(43, 100%, 87%)  Peach
#ffbbce  rgb(255, 187, 206)  hsl(343, 100%, 87%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#ceffbb  rgb(206, 255, 187)  hsl(103, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green