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#BEC9FF

#bec9ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bec9ff 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, 78.82% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.49% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 229.85°, 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5994

Complementary

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #fff4be

Split complementary

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #ffd3be
  3. #e9ffbe

Analogous

  1. #bee9ff
  2. #bec9ff
  3. #d3beff

Triadic

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #ffbec9
  3. #c9ffbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #f4beff
  3. #fff4be
  4. #c9ffbe

Square

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #ffbee9
  3. #fff4be
  4. #beffd3

Monochromatic

  1. #254aff
  2. #7189ff
  3. #bec9ff
  4. #ebeeff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#bec9ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #abb5e6
  3. #98a1cc
  4. #858db3
  5. #727999
  6. #5f6580
  7. #4c5066
  8. #393c4d
  9. #262833
  10. #13141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec9ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #c5ceff
  3. #cbd4ff
  4. #d2d9ff
  5. #d8dfff
  6. #dfe4ff
  7. #e5e9ff
  8. #ecefff
  9. #f2f4ff
  10. #f9faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec9ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec9ff
  2. #b8c2f2
  3. #b2bae6
  4. #abb3d9
  5. #a5accc
  6. #9fa5c0
  7. #999db3
  8. #9396a6
  9. #8c8f99
  10. #86878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cae2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baceff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c9fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aed3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbccff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5cfea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec9ff {
  color: #bec9ff;
}
Background
.bg-bec9ff {
  background-color: #bec9ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec9ff {
  border: 2px solid #bec9ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec9ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 201 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec9ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec9ff, #d3beff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec9ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 201 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.74 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.75 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.59 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 12.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.04 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 13.32 #413600 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bec9ff  rgb(190, 201, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fff4be  rgb(255, 244, 190)  hsl(50, 100%, 87%)  Blond
#ffbec9  rgb(255, 190, 201)  hsl(350, 100%, 87%)  Pink
#c9ffbe  rgb(201, 255, 190)  hsl(110, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green