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#BFB2FA

#bfb2fa ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfb2fa is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.6% cyan, 28.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 250.83°, with 87.8% saturation and 83.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #edfab2

Split complementary

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #fae3b2
  3. #c9fab2

Analogous

  1. #b2c9fa
  2. #bfb2fa
  3. #e3b2fa

Triadic

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #fabfb2
  3. #b2fabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #fab2ed
  3. #edfab2
  4. #b2fabf

Square

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #fab2c9
  3. #edfab2
  4. #b2fae3

Monochromatic

  1. #4822f1
  2. #836af5
  3. #bfb2fa
  4. #efecfe
  5. #efecfe

Shades

#bfb2fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #aca0e1
  3. #998ec8
  4. #867daf
  5. #736b96
  6. #60597d
  7. #4c4764
  8. #39354b
  9. #262432
  10. #131219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb2fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #c5bafb
  3. #ccc1fb
  4. #d2c9fc
  5. #d9d1fc
  6. #dfd9fd
  7. #e5e0fd
  8. #ece8fe
  9. #f2f0fe
  10. #f9f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb2fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb2fa
  2. #b9adee
  3. #b2a8e2
  4. #aca3d5
  5. #a69ec9
  6. #a099bd
  7. #9994b1
  8. #938fa5
  9. #8d8a98
  10. #86858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb8d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0bcfd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1baf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3becc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb8fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb7f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b9e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb2fa {
  color: #bfb2fa;
}
Background
.bg-bfb2fa {
  background-color: #bfb2fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb2fa {
  border: 2px solid #bfb2fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb2fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 178 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 88% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb2fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb2fa, #e3b2fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb2fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 178 250 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.03 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.71 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.96 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.57 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.64 #404d05 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb2fa  rgb(191, 178, 250)  hsl(251, 88%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#edfab2  rgb(237, 250, 178)  hsl(71, 88%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#fabfb2  rgb(250, 191, 178)  hsl(11, 88%, 84%)  Melon
#b2fabf  rgb(178, 250, 191)  hsl(131, 88%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple