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#BCB4DD

#bcb4dd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcb4dd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.59% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 18.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 251.71°, with 37.61% saturation and 78.63% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4855

Complementary

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #d5ddb4

Split complementary

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #ddd1b4
  3. #c1ddb4

Analogous

  1. #b4c1dd
  2. #bcb4dd
  3. #d1b4dd

Triadic

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #ddbcb4
  3. #b4ddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #ddb4d5
  3. #d5ddb4
  4. #b4ddbc

Square

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #ddb4c1
  3. #d5ddb4
  4. #b4ddd1

Monochromatic

  1. #604dab
  2. #8d7fc5
  3. #bcb4dd
  4. #ebe9f5
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#bcb4dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #a9a2c7
  3. #9690b1
  4. #847e9b
  5. #716c85
  6. #5e5a6f
  7. #4b4858
  8. #383642
  9. #26242c
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb4dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #c3bce0
  3. #c9c3e4
  4. #d0cbe7
  5. #d7d2eb
  6. #dedaee
  7. #e4e1f1
  8. #ebe9f5
  9. #f2f0f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb4dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb4dd
  2. #b6afd4
  3. #b0aaca
  4. #aaa4c1
  5. #a49fb8
  6. #9e9aaf
  7. #9895a5
  8. #92909c
  9. #8c8a93
  10. #868589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab7c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbadf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb8dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bac2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b7de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb4dd {
  color: #bcb4dd;
}
Background
.bg-bcb4dd {
  background-color: #bcb4dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb4dd {
  border: 2px solid #bcb4dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb4dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 180 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 38% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb4dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb4dd, #d1b4dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb4dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 180 221 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.03 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.91 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.13 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.35 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.37 #434b22 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcb4dd  rgb(188, 180, 221)  hsl(252, 38%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#d5ddb4  rgb(213, 221, 180)  hsl(72, 38%, 79%)  Tea Green
#ddbcb4  rgb(221, 188, 180)  hsl(12, 38%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#b4ddbc  rgb(180, 221, 188)  hsl(132, 38%, 79%)  Celadon