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#BEC4FB

#bec4fb ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bec4fb is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 76.86% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.3% cyan, 21.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 234.1°, with 88.41% saturation and 86.47% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5739

Complementary

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #fbf5be

Split complementary

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #fbd6be
  3. #e2fbbe

Analogous

  1. #bee2fb
  2. #bec4fb
  3. #d6befb

Triadic

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #fbbec4
  3. #c4fbbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #f5befb
  3. #fbf5be
  4. #c4fbbe

Square

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #fbbee2
  3. #fbf5be
  4. #befbd6

Monochromatic

  1. #2e41f2
  2. #7683f7
  3. #bec4fb
  4. #eceefe
  5. #eceefe

Shades

#bec4fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #abb0e2
  3. #989dc9
  4. #8589b0
  5. #727697
  6. #5f627e
  7. #4c4e64
  8. #393b4b
  9. #262732
  10. #131419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec4fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #c5cafb
  3. #cbd0fc
  4. #d2d6fc
  5. #d8dcfd
  6. #dfe2fd
  7. #e5e7fd
  8. #ecedfe
  9. #f2f3fe
  10. #f9f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec4fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec4fb
  2. #b8bdef
  3. #b2b6e2
  4. #abb0d6
  5. #a5a9ca
  6. #9fa2be
  7. #999bb1
  8. #9394a5
  9. #8c8e99
  10. #86878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c6de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5cafd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c5fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0ced7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c7fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c5fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6cae6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec4fb {
  color: #bec4fb;
}
Background
.bg-bec4fb {
  background-color: #bec4fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec4fb {
  border: 2px solid #bec4fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec4fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 196 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 88% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec4fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec4fb, #d6befb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec4fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 196 251 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.13 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.10 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.48 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.19 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 12.47 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.49 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.73 #413b04 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bec4fb  rgb(190, 196, 251)  hsl(234, 88%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#fbf5be  rgb(251, 245, 190)  hsl(54, 88%, 86%)  Blond
#fbbec4  rgb(251, 190, 196)  hsl(354, 88%, 86%)  Pink
#c4fbbe  rgb(196, 251, 190)  hsl(114, 88%, 86%)  Tea Green