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#BCC4FC

#bcc4fc ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcc4fc 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, 76.86% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.4% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 91.43% saturation and 86.27% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.572

Complementary

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #fcf4bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #fcd4bc
  3. #e4fcbc

Analogous

  1. #bce4fc
  2. #bcc4fc
  3. #d4bcfc

Triadic

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #fcbcc4
  3. #c4fcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #f4bcfc
  3. #fcf4bc
  4. #c4fcbc

Square

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #fcbce4
  3. #fcf4bc
  4. #bcfcd4

Monochromatic

  1. #2a43f5
  2. #7384f9
  3. #bcc4fc
  4. #ebeefe
  5. #ebeefe

Shades

#bcc4fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #a9b0e3
  3. #969dca
  4. #8489b0
  5. #717697
  6. #5e627e
  7. #4b4e65
  8. #383b4c
  9. #262732
  10. #131419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc4fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #c3cafc
  3. #c9d0fd
  4. #d0d6fd
  5. #d7dcfd
  6. #dee2fe
  7. #e4e7fe
  8. #ebedfe
  9. #f2f3fe
  10. #f8f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc4fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc4fc
  2. #b6bdf0
  3. #b0b6e3
  4. #aab0d7
  5. #a4a9ca
  6. #9ea2be
  7. #989bb2
  8. #9294a5
  9. #8c8e99
  10. #86878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c6de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4caff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c5fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acced7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c7fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c5fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3cae7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc4fc {
  color: #bcc4fc;
}
Background
.bg-bcc4fc {
  background-color: #bcc4fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc4fc {
  border: 2px solid #bcc4fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc4fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 196 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 91% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc4fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc4fc, #d4bcfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc4fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 196 252 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.16 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.17 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.67 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.02 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 13.03 #433b03 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcc4fc  rgb(188, 196, 252)  hsl(233, 91%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fcf4bc  rgb(252, 244, 188)  hsl(53, 91%, 86%)  Blond
#fcbcc4  rgb(252, 188, 196)  hsl(353, 91%, 86%)  Pink
#c4fcbc  rgb(196, 252, 188)  hsl(113, 91%, 86%)  Tea Green