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#BCBBDD

#bcbbdd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbdd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 241.76°, with 33.33% saturation and 80% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5145

Complementary

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #dcddbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #ddcdbb
  3. #cbddbb

Analogous

  1. #bbcbdd
  2. #bcbbdd
  3. #cdbbdd

Triadic

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #ddbcbb
  3. #bbddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #ddbbdc
  3. #dcddbb
  4. #bbddbc

Square

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #ddbbcb
  3. #dcddbb
  4. #bbddcd

Monochromatic

  1. #5755aa
  2. #8a88c3
  3. #bcbbdd
  4. #eeeef6
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#bcbbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #a9a8c7
  3. #9696b1
  4. #84839b
  5. #717085
  6. #5e5e6f
  7. #4b4b58
  8. #383842
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #c3c2e0
  3. #c9c9e4
  4. #d0cfe7
  5. #d7d6eb
  6. #deddee
  7. #e4e4f1
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbdd
  2. #b6b5d4
  3. #b0afca
  4. #aaa9c1
  5. #a4a3b8
  6. #9e9eaf
  7. #9898a5
  8. #92929c
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bfdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bdde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bcdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bed0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbdd {
  color: #bcbbdd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbdd {
  background-color: #bcbbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbdd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbdd, #cdbbdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 221 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.35 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.39 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.70 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.64 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.81 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.09 #434422 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbbdd  rgb(188, 187, 221)  hsl(242, 33%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dcddbb  rgb(220, 221, 187)  hsl(62, 33%, 80%)  Beige
#ddbcbb  rgb(221, 188, 187)  hsl(2, 33%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bbddbc  rgb(187, 221, 188)  hsl(122, 33%, 80%)  Celadon