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#BCBEE1

#bcbee1 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbee1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.44% cyan, 15.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 236.76°, with 38.14% saturation and 80.98% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5295

Complementary

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #e1dfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #e1cdbc
  3. #d0e1bc

Analogous

  1. #bcd0e1
  2. #bcbee1
  3. #cdbce1

Triadic

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #e1bcbe
  3. #bee1bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #dfbce1
  3. #e1dfbc
  4. #bee1bc

Square

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #e1bcd0
  3. #e1dfbc
  4. #bce1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #5257b2
  2. #878bc9
  3. #bcbee1
  4. #f1f1f9
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#bcbee1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #a9abcb
  3. #9698b4
  4. #84859e
  5. #717287
  6. #5e5f71
  7. #4b4c5a
  8. #383944
  9. #26262d
  10. #131317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbee1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #c3c5e4
  3. #c9cbe7
  4. #d0d2ea
  5. #d7d8ed
  6. #dedff0
  7. #e4e5f3
  8. #ebecf6
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f8f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbee1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbee1
  2. #b6b8d7
  3. #b0b2ce
  4. #aaabc4
  5. #a4a5ba
  6. #9e9fb1
  7. #9899a7
  8. #92939d
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c2e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bfe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c4c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c0e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bfe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c2d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbee1 {
  color: #bcbee1;
}
Background
.bg-bcbee1 {
  background-color: #bcbee1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbee1 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbee1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbee1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 190 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 38% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbee1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbee1, #cdbce1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbee1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 190 225 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.57 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.23 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.55 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.19 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.60 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.10 #43411e Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbee1  rgb(188, 190, 225)  hsl(237, 38%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#e1dfbc  rgb(225, 223, 188)  hsl(57, 38%, 81%)  Pearl
#e1bcbe  rgb(225, 188, 190)  hsl(357, 38%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bee1bc  rgb(190, 225, 188)  hsl(117, 38%, 81%)  Celadon