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#BCD1FF

#bcd1ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcd1ff 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, 81.96% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.19°, 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6351

Complementary

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #ffeabc

Split complementary

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #ffc8bc
  3. #f3ffbc

Analogous

  1. #bcf3ff
  2. #bcd1ff
  3. #c8bcff

Triadic

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #ffbcd1
  3. #d1ffbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #eabcff
  3. #ffeabc
  4. #d1ffbc

Square

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #ffbcf3
  3. #ffeabc
  4. #bcffc8

Monochromatic

  1. #2368ff
  2. #6f9cff
  3. #bcd1ff
  4. #ebf1ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#bcd1ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #a9bce6
  3. #96a7cc
  4. #8492b3
  5. #717d99
  6. #5e6980
  7. #4b5466
  8. #383f4d
  9. #262a33
  10. #13151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd1ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #c3d6ff
  3. #c9daff
  4. #d0dfff
  5. #d7e3ff
  6. #dee8ff
  7. #e4edff
  8. #ebf1ff
  9. #f2f6ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd1ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd1ff
  2. #b6c9f2
  3. #b0c1e6
  4. #aab9d9
  5. #a4b1cc
  6. #9ea9c0
  7. #98a0b3
  8. #9298a6
  9. #8c9099
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d1e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bccefe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aadae0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0d3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bccffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2d7ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd1ff {
  color: #bcd1ff;
}
Background
.bg-bcd1ff {
  background-color: #bcd1ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd1ff {
  border: 2px solid #bcd1ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd1ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 209 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd1ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd1ff, #c8bcff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd1ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 209 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.36 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.39 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.29 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.88 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.83 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.34 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.14 #432e00 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bcd1ff  rgb(188, 209, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffeabc  rgb(255, 234, 188)  hsl(41, 100%, 87%)  Peach
#ffbcd1  rgb(255, 188, 209)  hsl(341, 100%, 87%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#d1ffbc  rgb(209, 255, 188)  hsl(101, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green