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#BEBEFF

#bebeff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bebeff 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, 74.51% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.49% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 87.25% 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5499

Complementary

  1. #bebeff
  2. #ffffbe

Split complementary

  1. #bebeff
  2. #ffdebe
  3. #deffbe

Analogous

  1. #bedeff
  2. #bebeff
  3. #debeff

Triadic

  1. #bebeff
  2. #ffbebe
  3. #beffbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebeff
  2. #ffbeff
  3. #ffffbe
  4. #beffbe

Square

  1. #bebeff
  2. #ffbede
  3. #ffffbe
  4. #beffde

Monochromatic

  1. #2525ff
  2. #7171ff
  3. #bebeff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#bebeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebeff
  2. #ababe6
  3. #9898cc
  4. #8585b3
  5. #727299
  6. #5f5f80
  7. #4c4c66
  8. #39394d
  9. #262633
  10. #13131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebeff
  2. #c5c5ff
  3. #cbcbff
  4. #d2d2ff
  5. #d8d8ff
  6. #dfdfff
  7. #e5e5ff
  8. #ececff
  9. #f2f2ff
  10. #f9f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebeff
  2. #b8b8f2
  3. #b2b2e6
  4. #ababd9
  5. #a5a5cc
  6. #9f9fc0
  7. #9999b3
  8. #9393a6
  9. #8c8c99
  10. #86868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c1de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc9d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c5e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebeff {
  color: #bebeff;
}
Background
.bg-bebeff {
  background-color: #bebeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebeff {
  border: 2px solid #bebeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 190 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebeff, #debeff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 190 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.39 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.41 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.04 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.26 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.72 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 14.01 #414100 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bebeff  rgb(190, 190, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#ffffbe  rgb(255, 255, 190)  hsl(60, 100%, 87%)  Cream
#ffbebe  rgb(255, 190, 190)  hsl(0, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#beffbe  rgb(190, 255, 190)  hsl(120, 100%, 87%)  Granny Smith Apple