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#BDB4DF

#bdb4df ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdb4df is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.59% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 19.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 252.56°, with 40.19% saturation and 79.02% 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 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.87.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4879

Complementary

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #d6dfb4

Split complementary

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #dfd3b4
  3. #c0dfb4

Analogous

  1. #b4c0df
  2. #bdb4df
  3. #d3b4df

Triadic

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #dfbdb4
  3. #b4dfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #dfb4d6
  3. #d6dfb4
  4. #b4dfbd

Square

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #dfb4c0
  3. #d6dfb4
  4. #b4dfd3

Monochromatic

  1. #604baf
  2. #8e7ec8
  3. #bdb4df
  4. #eceaf6
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#bdb4df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #aaa2c9
  3. #9790b2
  4. #847e9c
  5. #716c86
  6. #5f5a70
  7. #4c4859
  8. #393643
  9. #26242d
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb4df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #c4bce2
  3. #cac3e5
  4. #d1cbe9
  5. #d7d2ec
  6. #dedaef
  7. #e5e1f2
  8. #ebe9f5
  9. #f2f0f9
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb4df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb4df
  2. #b7afd6
  3. #b1aacc
  4. #aba4c3
  5. #a59fb9
  6. #9f9ab0
  7. #9895a6
  8. #92909d
  9. #8c8a93
  10. #86858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb7ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb9de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bac2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b8e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b7de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b8ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb4df {
  color: #bdb4df;
}
Background
.bg-bdb4df {
  background-color: #bdb4df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb4df {
  border: 2px solid #bdb4df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb4df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 180 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 40% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb4df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb4df, #d3b4df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb4df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 180 223 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.87 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.53 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.61 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.22 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.47 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.63 #424b20 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdb4df  rgb(189, 180, 223)  hsl(253, 40%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#d6dfb4  rgb(214, 223, 180)  hsl(73, 40%, 79%)  Tea Green
#dfbdb4  rgb(223, 189, 180)  hsl(13, 40%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#b4dfbd  rgb(180, 223, 189)  hsl(133, 40%, 79%)  Celadon