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#bcb1ea ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcb1ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.41% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 24.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 251.58°, with 57.58% saturation and 80.59% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.4808

Complementary

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #dfeab1

Split complementary

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #ead9b1
  3. #c3eab1

Analogous

  1. #b1c3ea
  2. #bcb1ea
  3. #d9b1ea

Triadic

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #eabcb1
  3. #b1eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #eab1df
  3. #dfeab1
  4. #b1eabc

Square

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #eab1c3
  3. #dfeab1
  4. #b1ead9

Monochromatic

  1. #5438ca
  2. #8875da
  3. #bcb1ea
  4. #f0edfa
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#bcb1ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #a99fd3
  3. #968ebb
  4. #847ca4
  5. #716a8c
  6. #5e5975
  7. #4b475e
  8. #383546
  9. #26232f
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb1ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #c3b9ec
  3. #c9c1ee
  4. #d0c8f0
  5. #d7d0f2
  6. #ded8f5
  7. #e4e0f7
  8. #ebe8f9
  9. #f2effb
  10. #f8f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb1ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb1ea
  2. #b6acdf
  3. #b0a7d5
  4. #aaa2ca
  5. #a49dc0
  6. #9e99b5
  7. #9894aa
  8. #928fa0
  9. #8c8a95
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab5ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b9ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b7e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bac5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb6eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb5e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b6d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb1ea {
  color: #bcb1ea;
}
Background
.bg-bcb1ea {
  background-color: #bcb1ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb1ea {
  border: 2px solid #bcb1ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb1ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 177 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 58% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb1ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb1ea, #d9b1ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb1ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 177 234 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.78 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.00 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.32 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.32 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.49 #434e15 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcb1ea  rgb(188, 177, 234)  hsl(252, 58%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#dfeab1  rgb(223, 234, 177)  hsl(72, 58%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#eabcb1  rgb(234, 188, 177)  hsl(12, 58%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#b1eabc  rgb(177, 234, 188)  hsl(132, 58%, 81%)  Celadon