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#BDB4EF

#bdb4ef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdb4ef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 24.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.15°, with 64.84% saturation and 82.16% 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.4969

Complementary

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #e6efb4

Split complementary

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #efdbb4
  3. #c9efb4

Analogous

  1. #b4c9ef
  2. #bdb4ef
  3. #dbb4ef

Triadic

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #efbdb4
  3. #b4efbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #efb4e6
  3. #e6efb4
  4. #b4efbd

Square

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #efb4c9
  3. #e6efb4
  4. #b4efdb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e36d4
  2. #8675e2
  3. #bdb4ef
  4. #f0eefb
  5. #f0eefb

Shades

#bdb4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #aaa2d7
  3. #9790bf
  4. #847ea7
  5. #716c8f
  6. #5f5a78
  7. #4c4860
  8. #393648
  9. #262430
  10. #131218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #c4bcf1
  3. #cac3f2
  4. #d1cbf4
  5. #d7d2f5
  6. #dedaf7
  7. #e5e1f9
  8. #ebe9fa
  9. #f2f0fc
  10. #f8f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb4ef
  2. #b7afe4
  3. #b1aad9
  4. #aba4ce
  5. #a59fc3
  6. #9f9ab8
  7. #9895ac
  8. #9290a1
  9. #8c8a96
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb8d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6bcf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6baed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bec8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b9f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b8ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bad9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb4ef {
  color: #bdb4ef;
}
Background
.bg-bdb4ef {
  background-color: #bdb4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb4ef {
  border: 2px solid #bdb4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 180 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 65% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb4ef, #dbb4ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 180 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.98 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.52 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.68 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.10 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.80 #424b10 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdb4ef  rgb(189, 180, 239)  hsl(249, 65%, 82%)  Periwinkle
#e6efb4  rgb(230, 239, 180)  hsl(69, 65%, 82%)  Pale Goldenrod
#efbdb4  rgb(239, 189, 180)  hsl(9, 65%, 82%)  Melon
#b4efbd  rgb(180, 239, 189)  hsl(129, 65%, 82%)  Celadon