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#BCB2DC

#bcb2dc ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcb2dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.8% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 19.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 254.29°, with 37.5% saturation and 78.04% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.477

Complementary

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #d2dcb2

Split complementary

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #dcd1b2
  3. #bddcb2

Analogous

  1. #b2bddc
  2. #bcb2dc
  3. #d1b2dc

Triadic

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #dcbcb2
  3. #b2dcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #dcb2d2
  3. #d2dcb2
  4. #b2dcbc

Square

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #dcb2bd
  3. #d2dcb2
  4. #b2dcd1

Monochromatic

  1. #624da8
  2. #8e7dc4
  3. #bcb2dc
  4. #eae7f4
  5. #f3f1f9

Shades

#bcb2dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #a9a0c6
  3. #968eb0
  4. #847d9a
  5. #716b84
  6. #5e596e
  7. #4b4758
  8. #383542
  9. #26242c
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb2dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #c3bae0
  3. #c9c1e3
  4. #d0c9e7
  5. #d7d1ea
  6. #ded9ee
  7. #e4e0f1
  8. #ebe8f5
  9. #f2f0f8
  10. #f8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb2dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb2dc
  2. #b6add3
  3. #b0a8ca
  4. #aaa3c0
  5. #a49eb7
  6. #9e99ae
  7. #9894a5
  8. #928f9c
  9. #8c8a92
  10. #868589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb7db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b6dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b5db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b6cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb2dc {
  color: #bcb2dc;
}
Background
.bg-bcb2dc {
  background-color: #bcb2dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb2dc {
  border: 2px solid #bcb2dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb2dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 178 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 38% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb2dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb2dc, #d1b2dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb2dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 178 220 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.53 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.21 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.68 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.99 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.51 #434d23 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcb2dc  rgb(188, 178, 220)  hsl(254, 38%, 78%)  Periwinkle
#d2dcb2  rgb(210, 220, 178)  hsl(74, 38%, 78%)  Tea Green
#dcbcb2  rgb(220, 188, 178)  hsl(14, 38%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#b2dcbc  rgb(178, 220, 188)  hsl(134, 38%, 78%)  Seafoam Green