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#BEBCFF

#bebcff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bebcff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.73% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.49% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 241.79°, with 100% saturation and 86.86% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5413

Complementary

  1. #bebcff
  2. #fdffbc

Split complementary

  1. #bebcff
  2. #ffdfbc
  3. #dbffbc

Analogous

  1. #bcdbff
  2. #bebcff
  3. #dfbcff

Triadic

  1. #bebcff
  2. #ffbebc
  3. #bcffbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebcff
  2. #ffbcfd
  3. #fdffbc
  4. #bcffbe

Square

  1. #bebcff
  2. #ffbcdb
  3. #fdffbc
  4. #bcffdf

Monochromatic

  1. #2a23ff
  2. #746fff
  3. #bebcff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bebcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebcff
  2. #aba9e6
  3. #9896cc
  4. #8584b3
  5. #727199
  6. #5f5e80
  7. #4c4b66
  8. #39384d
  9. #262633
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebcff
  2. #c5c3ff
  3. #cbc9ff
  4. #d2d0ff
  5. #d8d7ff
  6. #dfdeff
  7. #e5e4ff
  8. #ecebff
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebcff
  2. #b8b6f2
  3. #b2b0e6
  4. #abaad9
  5. #a5a4cc
  6. #9f9ec0
  7. #9998b3
  8. #9392a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c0dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1bffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c3e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebcff {
  color: #bebcff;
}
Background
.bg-bebcff {
  background-color: #bebcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebcff {
  border: 2px solid #bebcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 188 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebcff, #dfbcff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 188 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.45 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.20 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.12 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.77 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 14.12 #414300 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bebcff  rgb(190, 188, 255)  hsl(242, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fdffbc  rgb(253, 255, 188)  hsl(62, 100%, 87%)  Cream
#ffbebc  rgb(255, 190, 188)  hsl(2, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#bcffbe  rgb(188, 255, 190)  hsl(122, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple