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#BDCBFF

#bdcbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdcbff 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, 79.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 227.27°, with 100% saturation and 87.06% 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6075

Complementary

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #fff1bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #ffd0bd
  3. #ecffbd

Analogous

  1. #bdecff
  2. #bdcbff
  3. #d0bdff

Triadic

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #ffbdcb
  3. #cbffbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #f1bdff
  3. #fff1bd
  4. #cbffbd

Square

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #ffbdec
  3. #fff1bd
  4. #bdffd0

Monochromatic

  1. #2452ff
  2. #718fff
  3. #bdcbff
  4. #ebefff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#bdcbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #aab7e6
  3. #97a2cc
  4. #848eb3
  5. #717a99
  6. #5f6680
  7. #4c5166
  8. #393d4d
  9. #262933
  10. #13141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #c4d0ff
  3. #cad5ff
  4. #d1dbff
  5. #d7e0ff
  6. #dee5ff
  7. #e5eaff
  8. #ebefff
  9. #f2f5ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcbff
  2. #b7c4f2
  3. #b1bce6
  4. #abb5d9
  5. #a5adcc
  6. #9fa6c0
  7. #989eb3
  8. #9297a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cce3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7cafe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acd5dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcceff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9cafe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcbff {
  color: #bdcbff;
}
Background
.bg-bdcbff {
  background-color: #bdcbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcbff {
  border: 2px solid #bdcbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcbff, #d0bdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.37 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.44 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.92 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.05 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.97 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.74 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.27 #423400 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdcbff  rgb(189, 203, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fff1bd  rgb(255, 241, 189)  hsl(47, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbdcb  rgb(255, 189, 203)  hsl(347, 100%, 87%)  Pink
#cbffbd  rgb(203, 255, 189)  hsl(107, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green