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#BCCEFD

#bccefd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bccefd 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, 80.78% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 18.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.38°, with 94.2% saturation and 86.47% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6193

Complementary

  1. #bccefd
  2. #fdebbc

Split complementary

  1. #bccefd
  2. #fdcabc
  3. #effdbc

Analogous

  1. #bceffd
  2. #bccefd
  3. #cabcfd

Triadic

  1. #bccefd
  2. #fdbcce
  3. #cefdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bccefd
  2. #ebbcfd
  3. #fdebbc
  4. #cefdbc

Square

  1. #bccefd
  2. #fdbcef
  3. #fdebbc
  4. #bcfdca

Monochromatic

  1. #2761f9
  2. #7298fb
  3. #bccefd
  4. #ebf1fe
  5. #ebf1fe

Shades

#bccefd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bccefd
  2. #a9b9e4
  3. #96a5ca
  4. #8490b1
  5. #717c98
  6. #5e677f
  7. #4b5265
  8. #383e4c
  9. #262933
  10. #131519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bccefd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bccefd
  2. #c3d3fd
  3. #c9d8fd
  4. #d0ddfe
  5. #d7e2fe
  6. #dee7fe
  7. #e4ebfe
  8. #ebf0fe
  9. #f2f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bccefd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bccefd
  2. #b6c6f1
  3. #b0bee4
  4. #aab7d8
  5. #a4afcb
  6. #9ea7bf
  7. #989fb2
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c9099
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cee3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0d1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baccfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abd7de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed0fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbcdfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2d4eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bccefd {
  color: #bccefd;
}
Background
.bg-bccefd {
  background-color: #bccefd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bccefd {
  border: 2px solid #bccefd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bccefd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 206 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bccefd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bccefd, #cabcfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bccefd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 206 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.43 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.56 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.17 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.93 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.32 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.59 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 13.01 #433102 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bccefd  rgb(188, 206, 253)  hsl(223, 94%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fdebbc  rgb(253, 235, 188)  hsl(43, 94%, 86%)  Peach
#fdbcce  rgb(253, 188, 206)  hsl(343, 94%, 86%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#cefdbc  rgb(206, 253, 188)  hsl(103, 94%, 86%)  Tea Green