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#BDBBFF

#bdbbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdbbff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 241.76°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5358

Complementary

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #fdffbb

Split complementary

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #ffdfbb
  3. #dbffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #bdbbff
  3. #dfbbff

Triadic

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #ffbdbb
  3. #bbffbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #ffbbfd
  3. #fdffbb
  4. #bbffbd

Square

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #ffbbdb
  3. #fdffbb
  4. #bbffdf

Monochromatic

  1. #2822ff
  2. #736fff
  3. #bdbbff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bdbbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #aaa8e6
  3. #9796cc
  4. #8483b3
  5. #717099
  6. #5f5e80
  7. #4c4b66
  8. #39384d
  9. #262533
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #c4c2ff
  3. #cac9ff
  4. #d1cfff
  5. #d7d6ff
  6. #deddff
  7. #e5e4ff
  8. #ebebff
  9. #f2f1ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbbff
  2. #b7b5f2
  3. #b1afe6
  4. #aba9d9
  5. #a5a3cc
  6. #9f9ec0
  7. #9898b3
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bfdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aec7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0befe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbbff {
  color: #bdbbff;
}
Background
.bg-bdbbff {
  background-color: #bdbbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbbff {
  border: 2px solid #bdbbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbbff, #dfbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.37 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.15 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.75 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.75 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 14.33 #424400 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdbbff  rgb(189, 187, 255)  hsl(242, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fdffbb  rgb(253, 255, 187)  hsl(62, 100%, 87%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ffbdbb  rgb(255, 189, 187)  hsl(2, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bbffbd  rgb(187, 255, 189)  hsl(122, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple