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#BFB3ED

#bfb3ed ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb3ed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.41% cyan, 24.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 252.41°, with 61.7% saturation and 81.57% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.4943

Complementary

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #e1edb3

Split complementary

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #eddcb3
  3. #c4edb3

Analogous

  1. #b3c4ed
  2. #bfb3ed
  3. #dcb3ed

Triadic

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #edbfb3
  3. #b3edbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #edb3e1
  3. #e1edb3
  4. #b3edbf

Square

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #edb3c4
  3. #e1edb3
  4. #b3eddc

Monochromatic

  1. #5737d0
  2. #8b75de
  3. #bfb3ed
  4. #f1effb
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#bfb3ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #aca1d5
  3. #998fbe
  4. #867da6
  5. #736b8e
  6. #605a77
  7. #4c485f
  8. #393647
  9. #26242f
  10. #131218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb3ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #c5bbef
  3. #ccc2f1
  4. #d2caf2
  5. #d9d1f4
  6. #dfd9f6
  7. #e5e1f8
  8. #ece8fa
  9. #f2f0fb
  10. #f9f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb3ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb3ed
  2. #b9aee2
  3. #b2a9d7
  4. #aca4cc
  5. #a69fc1
  6. #a09ab7
  7. #9994ac
  8. #938fa1
  9. #8d8a96
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb8d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6bbef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7baeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bcc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b8ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b7ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bab9d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb3ed {
  color: #bfb3ed;
}
Background
.bg-bfb3ed {
  background-color: #bfb3ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb3ed {
  border: 2px solid #bfb3ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb3ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 179 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 62% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb3ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb3ed, #dcb3ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb3ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 179 237 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.91 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.19 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.37 #404c12 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb3ed  rgb(191, 179, 237)  hsl(252, 62%, 82%)  Periwinkle
#e1edb3  rgb(225, 237, 179)  hsl(72, 62%, 82%)  Pale Goldenrod
#edbfb3  rgb(237, 191, 179)  hsl(12, 62%, 82%)  Zinnwaldite
#b3edbf  rgb(179, 237, 191)  hsl(132, 62%, 82%)  Celadon