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#BDCCF4

#bdccf4 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdccf4 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, 80% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.54% cyan, 16.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 71.43% saturation and 84.9% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6054

Complementary

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #f4e5bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #f4c9bd
  3. #e7f4bd

Analogous

  1. #bde7f4
  2. #bdccf4
  3. #c9bdf4

Triadic

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #f4bdcc
  3. #ccf4bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #e5bdf4
  3. #f4e5bd
  4. #ccf4bd

Square

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #f4bde7
  3. #f4e5bd
  4. #bdf4c9

Monochromatic

  1. #3a67de
  2. #7b99e9
  3. #bdccf4
  4. #eef1fc
  5. #eef1fc

Shades

#bdccf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #aab8dc
  3. #97a3c3
  4. #848fab
  5. #717a92
  6. #5f667a
  7. #4c5262
  8. #393d49
  9. #262931
  10. #131418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdccf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #c4d1f5
  3. #cad6f6
  4. #d1dbf7
  5. #d7e0f8
  6. #dee6fa
  7. #e5ebfb
  8. #ebf0fc
  9. #f2f5fd
  10. #f8fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdccf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdccf4
  2. #b7c4e8
  3. #b1bddd
  4. #abb5d1
  5. #a5aec6
  6. #9fa6ba
  7. #989eae
  8. #9297a3
  9. #8c8f97
  10. #86888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ccdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0cff6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bccaf3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd4d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfcef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bccbf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d1e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdccf4 {
  color: #bdccf4;
}
Background
.bg-bdccf4 {
  background-color: #bdccf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdccf4 {
  border: 2px solid #bdccf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdccf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 204 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 71% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdccf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdccf4, #c9bdf4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdccf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 204 244 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.12 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.19 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.43 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.06 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.37 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.93 #42330b Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdccf4  rgb(189, 204, 244)  hsl(224, 71%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#f4e5bd  rgb(244, 229, 189)  hsl(44, 71%, 85%)  Wheat
#f4bdcc  rgb(244, 189, 204)  hsl(344, 71%, 85%)  Bubble Gum
#ccf4bd  rgb(204, 244, 189)  hsl(104, 71%, 85%)  Tea Green