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#BDBCE0

#bdbce0 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdbce0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.73% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.62% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 241.67°, with 36.73% saturation and 80.78% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5217

Complementary

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #dfe0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #e0cfbc
  3. #cde0bc

Analogous

  1. #bccde0
  2. #bdbce0
  3. #cfbce0

Triadic

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #e0bdbc
  3. #bce0bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #e0bcdf
  3. #dfe0bc
  4. #bce0bd

Square

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #e0bccd
  3. #dfe0bc
  4. #bce0cf

Monochromatic

  1. #5653b0
  2. #8988c8
  3. #bdbce0
  4. #f1f0f8
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#bdbce0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #aaa9ca
  3. #9796b3
  4. #84849d
  5. #717186
  6. #5f5e70
  7. #4c4b5a
  8. #393843
  9. #26262d
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbce0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #c4c3e3
  3. #cac9e6
  4. #d1d0e9
  5. #d7d7ec
  6. #dedef0
  7. #e5e4f3
  8. #ebebf6
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbce0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbce0
  2. #b7b6d6
  3. #b1b0cd
  4. #abaac3
  5. #a5a4ba
  6. #9f9eb0
  7. #9898a6
  8. #92929d
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebecd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c0e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bedf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c2c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bddf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c0d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbce0 {
  color: #bdbce0;
}
Background
.bg-bdbce0 {
  background-color: #bdbce0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbce0 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbce0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbce0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 37% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbce0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbce0, #cfbce0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbce0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 224 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.73 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.57 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.94 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.28 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.73 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.10 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.18 #42431f Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdbce0  rgb(189, 188, 224)  hsl(242, 37%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#dfe0bc  rgb(223, 224, 188)  hsl(62, 37%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e0bdbc  rgb(224, 189, 188)  hsl(2, 37%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bce0bd  rgb(188, 224, 189)  hsl(122, 37%, 81%)  Celadon