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#BDB0EE

#bdb0ee ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdb0ee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.02% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 26.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 252.58°, with 64.58% saturation and 81.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.13.

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Relative luminance0.4804

Complementary

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #e1eeb0

Split complementary

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #eedcb0
  3. #c2eeb0

Analogous

  1. #b0c2ee
  2. #bdb0ee
  3. #dcb0ee

Triadic

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #eebdb0
  3. #b0eebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #eeb0e1
  3. #e1eeb0
  4. #b0eebd

Square

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #eeb0c2
  3. #e1eeb0
  4. #b0eedc

Monochromatic

  1. #5432d3
  2. #8871e0
  3. #bdb0ee
  4. #f1eefb
  5. #f1eefb

Shades

#bdb0ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #aa9ed6
  3. #978dbe
  4. #847ba7
  5. #716a8f
  6. #5f5877
  7. #4c465f
  8. #393547
  9. #262330
  10. #131218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb0ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #c4b8f0
  3. #cac0f1
  4. #d1c8f3
  5. #d7d0f5
  6. #ded8f7
  7. #e5dff8
  8. #ebe7fa
  9. #f2effc
  10. #f8f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb0ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb0ee
  2. #b7abe3
  3. #b1a6d8
  4. #aba2cd
  5. #a59dc2
  6. #9f98b7
  7. #9893ac
  8. #928ea1
  9. #8c8a96
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab5d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b9f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b7ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bac6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb5f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb4ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b6d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb0ee {
  color: #bdb0ee;
}
Background
.bg-bdb0ee {
  background-color: #bdb0ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb0ee {
  border: 2px solid #bdb0ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb0ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 65% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb0ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb0ee, #dcb0ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb0ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 238 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.13 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.62 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.31 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.68 #424f11 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdb0ee  rgb(189, 176, 238)  hsl(253, 65%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#e1eeb0  rgb(225, 238, 176)  hsl(73, 65%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#eebdb0  rgb(238, 189, 176)  hsl(13, 65%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#b0eebd  rgb(176, 238, 189)  hsl(133, 65%, 81%)  Celadon