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#BCC2FF

#bcc2ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcc2ff 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, 76.08% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 234.63°, with 100% saturation and 86.86% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5649

Complementary

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #fff9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #ffd7bc
  3. #e3ffbc

Analogous

  1. #bce3ff
  2. #bcc2ff
  3. #d7bcff

Triadic

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #ffbcc2
  3. #c2ffbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #f9bcff
  3. #fff9bc
  4. #c2ffbc

Square

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #ffbce3
  3. #fff9bc
  4. #bcffd7

Monochromatic

  1. #2337ff
  2. #6f7cff
  3. #bcc2ff
  4. #ebecff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#bcc2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #a9afe6
  3. #969bcc
  4. #8488b3
  5. #717499
  6. #5e6180
  7. #4b4e66
  8. #383a4d
  9. #262733
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #c3c8ff
  3. #c9ceff
  4. #d0d4ff
  5. #d7daff
  6. #dee1ff
  7. #e4e7ff
  8. #ebedff
  9. #f2f3ff
  10. #f8f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc2ff
  2. #b6bbf2
  3. #b0b5e6
  4. #aaaed9
  5. #a4a8cc
  6. #9ea1c0
  7. #989ab3
  8. #9294a6
  9. #8c8d99
  10. #86878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c4df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec4fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #accdd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c3fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c9e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc2ff {
  color: #bcc2ff;
}
Background
.bg-bcc2ff {
  background-color: #bcc2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc2ff {
  border: 2px solid #bcc2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 194 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc2ff, #d7bcff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 194 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.29 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.41 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.14 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.26 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 13.78 #433d00 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcc2ff  rgb(188, 194, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fff9bc  rgb(255, 249, 188)  hsl(55, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbcc2  rgb(255, 188, 194)  hsl(355, 100%, 87%)  Light Pink
#c2ffbc  rgb(194, 255, 188)  hsl(115, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple