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#BCBFE3

#bcbfe3 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbfe3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.9% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.18% cyan, 15.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 41.05% saturation and 81.37% 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.535

Complementary

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #e3e0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #e3ccbc
  3. #d2e3bc

Analogous

  1. #bcd2e3
  2. #bcbfe3
  3. #ccbce3

Triadic

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #e3bcbf
  3. #bfe3bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #e0bce3
  3. #e3e0bc
  4. #bfe3bc

Square

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #e3bcd2
  3. #e3e0bc
  4. #bce3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #5058b6
  2. #868bcc
  3. #bcbfe3
  4. #f1f1f9
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#bcbfe3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #a9accc
  3. #9699b6
  4. #84869f
  5. #717388
  6. #5e6072
  7. #4b4c5b
  8. #383944
  9. #26262d
  10. #131317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfe3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #c3c5e6
  3. #c9cce9
  4. #d0d2eb
  5. #d7d9ee
  6. #dedff1
  7. #e4e5f4
  8. #ebecf7
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f8f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfe3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfe3
  2. #b6b9d9
  3. #b0b2cf
  4. #aaacc5
  5. #a4a6bb
  6. #9ea0b2
  7. #9899a8
  8. #92939e
  9. #8c8d94
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c3e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c0e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c5cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c1e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c0e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7c3d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfe3 {
  color: #bcbfe3;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfe3 {
  background-color: #bcbfe3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfe3 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfe3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfe3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 41% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfe3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfe3, #ccbce3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfe3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 227 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.21 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.11 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.27 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.55 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.55 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.58 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 12.59 #43401c Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcbfe3  rgb(188, 191, 227)  hsl(235, 41%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#e3e0bc  rgb(227, 224, 188)  hsl(55, 41%, 81%)  Blond
#e3bcbf  rgb(227, 188, 191)  hsl(355, 41%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bfe3bc  rgb(191, 227, 188)  hsl(115, 41%, 81%)  Tea Green