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#BCBCFE

#bcbcfe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcbcfe 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, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 97.06% saturation and 86.67% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5381

Complementary

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #fefebc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #feddbc
  3. #ddfebc

Analogous

  1. #bcddfe
  2. #bcbcfe
  3. #ddbcfe

Triadic

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #febcbc
  3. #bcfebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #febcfe
  3. #fefebc
  4. #bcfebc

Square

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #febcdd
  3. #fefebc
  4. #bcfedd

Monochromatic

  1. #2525fc
  2. #7171fd
  3. #bcbcfe
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bcbcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #a9a9e5
  3. #9696cb
  4. #8484b2
  5. #717198
  6. #5e5e7f
  7. #4b4b66
  8. #38384c
  9. #262633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #c3c3fe
  3. #c9c9fe
  4. #d0d0fe
  5. #d7d7fe
  6. #dedeff
  7. #e4e4ff
  8. #ebebff
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #b6b6f1
  3. #b0b0e5
  4. #aaaad8
  5. #a4a4cc
  6. #9e9ebf
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adc8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0befd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbcfe {
  color: #bcbcfe;
}
Background
.bg-bcbcfe {
  background-color: #bcbcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbcfe {
  border: 2px solid #bcbcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbcfe, #ddbcfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.99 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.12 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.74 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 14.29 #434301 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbcfe  rgb(188, 188, 254)  hsl(240, 97%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fefebc  rgb(254, 254, 188)  hsl(60, 97%, 87%)  Cream
#febcbc  rgb(254, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 97%, 87%)  Melon
#bcfebc  rgb(188, 254, 188)  hsl(120, 97%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple