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#BCB0ED

#bcb0ed ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcb0ed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 25.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 251.8°, with 62.89% saturation and 80.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.07.

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Relative luminance0.4786

Complementary

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #e1edb0

Split complementary

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #eddab0
  3. #c3edb0

Analogous

  1. #b0c3ed
  2. #bcb0ed
  3. #dab0ed

Triadic

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #edbcb0
  3. #b0edbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #edb0e1
  3. #e1edb0
  4. #b0edbc

Square

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #edb0c3
  3. #e1edb0
  4. #b0edda

Monochromatic

  1. #5233d1
  2. #8772df
  3. #bcb0ed
  4. #f1eefb
  5. #f1eefb

Shades

#bcb0ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #a99ed5
  3. #968dbe
  4. #847ba6
  5. #716a8e
  6. #5e5877
  7. #4b465f
  8. #383547
  9. #26232f
  10. #131218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb0ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #c3b8ef
  3. #c9c0f1
  4. #d0c8f2
  5. #d7d0f4
  6. #ded8f6
  7. #e4dff8
  8. #ebe7fa
  9. #f2effb
  10. #f8f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb0ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb0ed
  2. #b6abe2
  3. #b0a6d7
  4. #aaa2cc
  5. #a49dc1
  6. #9e98b7
  7. #9893ac
  8. #928ea1
  9. #8c8a96
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab5cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b9f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b7eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2bac5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb5ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb4ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b6d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb0ed {
  color: #bcb0ed;
}
Background
.bg-bcb0ed {
  background-color: #bcb0ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb0ed {
  border: 2px solid #bcb0ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb0ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 63% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb0ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb0ed, #dab0ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb0ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 237 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.07 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.76 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.01 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.16 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.76 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.49 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.62 #434f12 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcb0ed  rgb(188, 176, 237)  hsl(252, 63%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#e1edb0  rgb(225, 237, 176)  hsl(72, 63%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#edbcb0  rgb(237, 188, 176)  hsl(12, 63%, 81%)  Melon
#b0edbc  rgb(176, 237, 188)  hsl(132, 63%, 81%)  Celadon