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#BEBCDF

#bebcdf ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bebcdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.8% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 243.43°, with 35.35% saturation and 80.59% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5224

Complementary

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #dddfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #dfd0bc
  3. #ccdfbc

Analogous

  1. #bcccdf
  2. #bebcdf
  3. #d0bcdf

Triadic

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #dfbebc
  3. #bcdfbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #dfbcdd
  3. #dddfbc
  4. #bcdfbe

Square

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #dfbccc
  3. #dddfbc
  4. #bcdfd0

Monochromatic

  1. #5a54ae
  2. #8c88c6
  3. #bebcdf
  4. #f0f0f8
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#bebcdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #aba9c9
  3. #9896b2
  4. #85849c
  5. #727186
  6. #5f5e70
  7. #4c4b59
  8. #393843
  9. #26262d
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebcdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #c5c3e2
  3. #cbc9e5
  4. #d2d0e9
  5. #d8d7ec
  6. #dfdeef
  7. #e5e4f2
  8. #ecebf5
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebcdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebcdf
  2. #b8b6d6
  3. #b2b0cc
  4. #abaac3
  5. #a5a4b9
  6. #9f9eb0
  7. #9998a6
  8. #93929d
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbecd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c0e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bede ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c2c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bdde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebcdf {
  color: #bebcdf;
}
Background
.bg-bebcdf {
  background-color: #bebcdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebcdf {
  border: 2px solid #bebcdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebcdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 188 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 35% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebcdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebcdf, #d0bcdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebcdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 188 223 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.99 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.87 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.54 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.83 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.86 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.98 #414320 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bebcdf  rgb(190, 188, 223)  hsl(243, 35%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#dddfbc  rgb(221, 223, 188)  hsl(63, 35%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#dfbebc  rgb(223, 190, 188)  hsl(3, 35%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bcdfbe  rgb(188, 223, 190)  hsl(123, 35%, 81%)  Celadon