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#BDBEFE

#bdbefe ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdbefe 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, 74.51% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.59% cyan, 25.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 239.08°, with 97.01% saturation and 86.86% 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 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.548

Complementary

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #fefdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #fedcbd
  3. #defebd

Analogous

  1. #bddefe
  2. #bdbefe
  3. #dcbdfe

Triadic

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #febdbe
  3. #befebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #fdbdfe
  3. #fefdbd
  4. #befebd

Square

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #febdde
  3. #fefdbd
  4. #bdfedc

Monochromatic

  1. #262afc
  2. #7274fd
  3. #bdbefe
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bdbefe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #aaabe5
  3. #9798cb
  4. #8485b2
  5. #717298
  6. #5f5f7f
  7. #4c4c66
  8. #39394c
  9. #262633
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbefe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #c4c5fe
  3. #cacbfe
  4. #d1d2fe
  5. #d7d8fe
  6. #dedfff
  7. #e5e5ff
  8. #ebecff
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f8f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbefe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbefe
  2. #b7b8f1
  3. #b1b2e5
  4. #ababd8
  5. #a5a5cc
  6. #9f9fbf
  7. #9899b2
  8. #9293a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c1dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac1fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aec9d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2c0fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c5e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbefe {
  color: #bdbefe;
}
Background
.bg-bdbefe {
  background-color: #bdbefe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbefe {
  border: 2px solid #bdbefe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbefe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 190 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbefe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbefe, #dcbdfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbefe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 190 254 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.38 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.23 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.94 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.40 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.73 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.92 #424101 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdbefe  rgb(189, 190, 254)  hsl(239, 97%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fefdbd  rgb(254, 253, 189)  hsl(59, 97%, 87%)  Cream
#febdbe  rgb(254, 189, 190)  hsl(359, 97%, 87%)  Baby Pink
#befebd  rgb(190, 254, 189)  hsl(119, 97%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple