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#BDC1FA

#bdc1fa ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdc1fa 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, 75.69% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.4% cyan, 22.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 236.07°, with 85.92% saturation and 86.08% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5586

Complementary

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #faf6bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #fad8bd
  3. #dffabd

Analogous

  1. #bddffa
  2. #bdc1fa
  3. #d8bdfa

Triadic

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #fabdc1
  3. #c1fabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #f6bdfa
  3. #faf6bd
  4. #c1fabd

Square

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #fabddf
  3. #faf6bd
  4. #bdfad8

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3bef
  2. #767ef5
  3. #bdc1fa
  4. #ecedfe
  5. #ecedfe

Shades

#bdc1fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #aaaee1
  3. #979ac8
  4. #8487af
  5. #717496
  6. #5f617d
  7. #4c4d64
  8. #393a4b
  9. #262732
  10. #131319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc1fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #c4c7fb
  3. #cacdfb
  4. #d1d4fc
  5. #d7dafc
  6. #dee0fd
  7. #e5e6fd
  8. #ebecfe
  9. #f2f3fe
  10. #f8f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc1fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc1fa
  2. #b7bbee
  3. #b1b4e2
  4. #abaed5
  5. #a5a7c9
  6. #9fa1bd
  7. #989ab1
  8. #9294a5
  9. #8c8d98
  10. #86878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c3dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c7fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc3f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afcbd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6c5fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c2f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c7e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc1fa {
  color: #bdc1fa;
}
Background
.bg-bdc1fa {
  background-color: #bdc1fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc1fa {
  border: 2px solid #bdc1fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc1fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 193 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 86% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc1fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc1fa, #d8bdfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc1fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 193 250 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.86 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.74 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.60 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.73 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.99 #423e05 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdc1fa  rgb(189, 193, 250)  hsl(236, 86%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#faf6bd  rgb(250, 246, 189)  hsl(56, 86%, 86%)  Blond
#fabdc1  rgb(250, 189, 193)  hsl(356, 86%, 86%)  Pink
#c1fabd  rgb(193, 250, 189)  hsl(116, 86%, 86%)  Tea Green