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#bebcdd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bebcdd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.03% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 243.64°, with 32.67% saturation and 80.2% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5213

Complementary

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #dbddbc

Split complementary

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #ddcfbc
  3. #cbddbc

Analogous

  1. #bccbdd
  2. #bebcdd
  3. #cfbcdd

Triadic

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #ddbebc
  3. #bcddbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #ddbcdb
  3. #dbddbc
  4. #bcddbe

Square

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #ddbccb
  3. #dbddbc
  4. #bcddcf

Monochromatic

  1. #5c57a9
  2. #8d89c3
  3. #bebcdd
  4. #efeff7
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#bebcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #aba9c7
  3. #9896b1
  4. #85849b
  5. #727185
  6. #5f5e6f
  7. #4c4b58
  8. #393842
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #c5c3e0
  3. #cbc9e4
  4. #d2d0e7
  5. #d8d7eb
  6. #dfdeee
  7. #e5e4f1
  8. #ecebf5
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebcdd
  2. #b8b6d4
  3. #b2b0ca
  4. #abaac1
  5. #a5a4b8
  6. #9f9eaf
  7. #9998a5
  8. #93929c
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbecc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c0df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bedc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c1c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebcdd {
  color: #bebcdd;
}
Background
.bg-bebcdd {
  background-color: #bebcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebcdd {
  border: 2px solid #bebcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 188 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebcdd, #cfbcdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 188 221 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.45 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.89 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.15 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.66 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.93 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.66 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.74 #414322 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bebcdd  rgb(190, 188, 221)  hsl(244, 33%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dbddbc  rgb(219, 221, 188)  hsl(64, 33%, 80%)  Beige
#ddbebc  rgb(221, 190, 188)  hsl(4, 33%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bcddbe  rgb(188, 221, 190)  hsl(124, 33%, 80%)  Celadon