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#BCBAE1

#bcbae1 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbae1 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.94% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.44% cyan, 17.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 243.08°, with 39.39% saturation and 80.59% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5125

Complementary

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #dfe1ba

Split complementary

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #e1d0ba
  3. #cce1ba

Analogous

  1. #bacce1
  2. #bcbae1
  3. #d0bae1

Triadic

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #e1bcba
  3. #bae1bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #e1badf
  3. #dfe1ba
  4. #bae1bc

Square

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #e1bacc
  3. #dfe1ba
  4. #bae1d0

Monochromatic

  1. #544fb3
  2. #8885ca
  3. #bcbae1
  4. #f0eff8
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#bcbae1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #a9a7cb
  3. #9695b4
  4. #84829e
  5. #717087
  6. #5e5d71
  7. #4b4a5a
  8. #383844
  9. #26252d
  10. #131317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbae1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #c3c1e4
  3. #c9c8e7
  4. #d0cfea
  5. #d7d6ed
  6. #deddf0
  7. #e4e3f3
  8. #ebeaf6
  9. #f2f1f9
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbae1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbae1
  2. #b6b4d7
  3. #b0aece
  4. #aaa9c4
  5. #a4a3ba
  6. #9e9db1
  7. #9897a7
  8. #92919d
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbccd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bfe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0bde0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bde2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bed2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbae1 {
  color: #bcbae1;
}
Background
.bg-bcbae1 {
  background-color: #bcbae1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbae1 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbae1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbae1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 186 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 39% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbae1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbae1, #d0bae1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbae1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 186 225 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.55 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.62 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.39 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.23 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.98 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.02 #43451e Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbae1  rgb(188, 186, 225)  hsl(243, 39%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#dfe1ba  rgb(223, 225, 186)  hsl(63, 39%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e1bcba  rgb(225, 188, 186)  hsl(3, 39%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bae1bc  rgb(186, 225, 188)  hsl(123, 39%, 81%)  Celadon