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#BDD1FF

#bdd1ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdd1ff 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, 81.96% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.82°, 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6364

Complementary

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #ffebbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #ffcabd
  3. #f2ffbd

Analogous

  1. #bdf2ff
  2. #bdd1ff
  3. #cabdff

Triadic

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #ffbdd1
  3. #d1ffbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #ebbdff
  3. #ffebbd
  4. #d1ffbd

Square

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #ffbdf2
  3. #ffebbd
  4. #bdffca

Monochromatic

  1. #2466ff
  2. #719cff
  3. #bdd1ff
  4. #ebf1ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#bdd1ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #aabce6
  3. #97a7cc
  4. #8492b3
  5. #717d99
  6. #5f6980
  7. #4c5466
  8. #393f4d
  9. #262a33
  10. #13151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdd1ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #c4d6ff
  3. #cadaff
  4. #d1dfff
  5. #d7e3ff
  6. #dee8ff
  7. #e5edff
  8. #ebf1ff
  9. #f2f6ff
  10. #f8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdd1ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdd1ff
  2. #b7c9f2
  3. #b1c1e6
  4. #abb9d9
  5. #a5b1cc
  6. #9fa9c0
  7. #98a0b3
  8. #9298a6
  9. #8c9099
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d1e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcefe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acdae0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0d3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdcffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d6ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdd1ff {
  color: #bdd1ff;
}
Background
.bg-bdd1ff {
  background-color: #bdd1ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdd1ff {
  border: 2px solid #bdd1ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdd1ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 209 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdd1ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdd1ff, #cabdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdd1ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 209 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.51 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.44 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.83 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.01 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.15 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.46 #422e00 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bdd1ff  rgb(189, 209, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffebbd  rgb(255, 235, 189)  hsl(42, 100%, 87%)  Peach
#ffbdd1  rgb(255, 189, 209)  hsl(342, 100%, 87%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#d1ffbd  rgb(209, 255, 189)  hsl(102, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green