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#BCBEDF

#bcbedf ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbedf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.51% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 14.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 236.57°, with 35.35% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.04.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5285

Complementary

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #dfddbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #dfccbc
  3. #d0dfbc

Analogous

  1. #bcd0df
  2. #bcbedf
  3. #ccbcdf

Triadic

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #dfbcbe
  3. #bedfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #ddbcdf
  3. #dfddbc
  4. #bedfbc

Square

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #dfbcd0
  3. #dfddbc
  4. #bcdfcc

Monochromatic

  1. #545aae
  2. #888cc6
  3. #bcbedf
  4. #f0f0f8
  5. #f1f2f8

Shades

#bcbedf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #a9abc9
  3. #9698b2
  4. #84859c
  5. #717286
  6. #5e5f70
  7. #4b4c59
  8. #383943
  9. #26262d
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbedf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #c3c5e2
  3. #c9cbe5
  4. #d0d2e9
  5. #d7d8ec
  6. #dedfef
  7. #e4e5f2
  8. #ebecf5
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f8f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbedf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbedf
  2. #b6b8d6
  3. #b0b2cc
  4. #aaabc3
  5. #a4a5b9
  6. #9e9fb0
  7. #9899a6
  8. #92939d
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c1e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5bfde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c3c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c0e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bfde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8c1d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbedf {
  color: #bcbedf;
}
Background
.bg-bcbedf {
  background-color: #bcbedf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbedf {
  border: 2px solid #bcbedf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbedf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 190 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 35% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbedf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbedf, #ccbcdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbedf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 190 223 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.04 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.90 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.37 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.09 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.36 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.95 #434120 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbedf  rgb(188, 190, 223)  hsl(237, 35%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#dfddbc  rgb(223, 221, 188)  hsl(57, 35%, 81%)  Pearl
#dfbcbe  rgb(223, 188, 190)  hsl(357, 35%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bedfbc  rgb(190, 223, 188)  hsl(117, 35%, 81%)  Tea Green