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#BCBBFC

#bcbbfc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcbbfc is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.4% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 240.92°, with 91.55% saturation and 86.08% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5326

Complementary

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #fbfcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #fcddbb
  3. #dbfcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbfc
  2. #bcbbfc
  3. #ddbbfc

Triadic

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #fcbcbb
  3. #bbfcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #fcbbfb
  3. #fbfcbb
  4. #bbfcbc

Square

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #fcbbdb
  3. #fbfcbb
  4. #bbfcdd

Monochromatic

  1. #2c28f6
  2. #7472f9
  3. #bcbbfc
  4. #ecebfe
  5. #ecebfe

Shades

#bcbbfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #a9a8e3
  3. #9696ca
  4. #8483b0
  5. #717097
  6. #5e5e7e
  7. #4b4b65
  8. #38384c
  9. #262532
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #c3c2fc
  3. #c9c9fd
  4. #d0cffd
  5. #d7d6fd
  6. #deddfe
  7. #e4e4fe
  8. #ebebfe
  9. #f2f1fe
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbfc
  2. #b6b5f0
  3. #b0afe3
  4. #aaa9d7
  5. #a4a3ca
  6. #9e9ebe
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a5
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8bffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adc6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c0fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bdfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbfc {
  color: #bcbbfc;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbfc {
  background-color: #bcbbfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbfc {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 92% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbfc, #ddbbfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.02 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.17 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.71 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.96 #434403 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbbfc  rgb(188, 187, 252)  hsl(241, 92%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fbfcbb  rgb(251, 252, 187)  hsl(61, 92%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fcbcbb  rgb(252, 188, 187)  hsl(1, 92%, 86%)  Melon
#bbfcbc  rgb(187, 252, 188)  hsl(121, 92%, 86%)  Granny Smith Apple