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#BCBBDE

#bcbbde ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 241.71°, with 34.65% saturation and 80.2% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5151

Complementary

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #dddebb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #decebb
  3. #ccdebb

Analogous

  1. #bbccde
  2. #bcbbde
  3. #cebbde

Triadic

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #debcbb
  3. #bbdebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #debbdd
  3. #dddebb
  4. #bbdebc

Square

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #debbcc
  3. #dddebb
  4. #bbdece

Monochromatic

  1. #5754ac
  2. #8988c5
  3. #bcbbde
  4. #efeff7
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#bcbbde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #a9a8c8
  3. #9696b2
  4. #84839b
  5. #717085
  6. #5e5e6f
  7. #4b4b59
  8. #383843
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #c3c2e1
  3. #c9c9e5
  4. #d0cfe8
  5. #d7d6eb
  6. #deddef
  7. #e4e4f2
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbde
  2. #b6b5d5
  3. #b0afcb
  4. #aaa9c2
  5. #a4a3b8
  6. #9e9eaf
  7. #9898a6
  8. #92929c
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bfe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bddd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c1c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bcdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bed0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbde {
  color: #bcbbde;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbde {
  background-color: #bcbbde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbde {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 35% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbde, #cebbde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 222 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.13 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.38 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.88 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.24 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.70 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.91 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.21 #434421 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbbde  rgb(188, 187, 222)  hsl(242, 35%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dddebb  rgb(221, 222, 187)  hsl(62, 35%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#debcbb  rgb(222, 188, 187)  hsl(2, 35%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bbdebc  rgb(187, 222, 188)  hsl(122, 35%, 80%)  Celadon