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#bdbdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdbdfd 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, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 94.12% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5431

Complementary

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #fdfdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #fdddbd
  3. #ddfdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdddfd
  2. #bdbdfd
  3. #ddbdfd

Triadic

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #fdbdbd
  3. #bdfdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #fdbdfd
  3. #fdfdbd
  4. #bdfdbd

Square

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #fdbddd
  3. #fdfdbd
  4. #bdfddd

Monochromatic

  1. #2929f9
  2. #7373fb
  3. #bdbdfd
  4. #ebebfe
  5. #ebebfe

Shades

#bdbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #aaaae4
  3. #9797ca
  4. #8484b1
  5. #717198
  6. #5f5f7f
  7. #4c4c65
  8. #39394c
  9. #262633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #c4c4fd
  3. #cacafd
  4. #d1d1fe
  5. #d7d7fe
  6. #dedefe
  7. #e5e5fe
  8. #ebebfe
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f8f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbdfd
  2. #b7b7f1
  3. #b1b1e4
  4. #ababd8
  5. #a5a5cb
  6. #9f9fbf
  7. #9898b2
  8. #9292a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac1fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aec8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbdfd {
  color: #bdbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bdbdfd {
  background-color: #bdbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bdbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbdfd, #ddbdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.08 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.57 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.07 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.89 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.87 #424202 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdbdfd  rgb(189, 189, 253)  hsl(240, 94%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fdfdbd  rgb(253, 253, 189)  hsl(60, 94%, 87%)  Cream
#fdbdbd  rgb(253, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 94%, 87%)  Melon
#bdfdbd  rgb(189, 253, 189)  hsl(120, 94%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple