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#BFB3F5

#bfb3f5 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfb3f5 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, 70.2% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.04% cyan, 26.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 76.74% saturation and 83.14% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.4991

Complementary

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #e9f5b3

Split complementary

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #f5e0b3
  3. #c8f5b3

Analogous

  1. #b3c8f5
  2. #bfb3f5
  3. #e0b3f5

Triadic

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #f5bfb3
  3. #b3f5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #f5b3e9
  3. #e9f5b3
  4. #b3f5bf

Square

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #f5b3c8
  3. #e9f5b3
  4. #b3f5e0

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2ce3
  2. #866fec
  3. #bfb3f5
  4. #f0edfd
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#bfb3f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #aca1dd
  3. #998fc4
  4. #867dac
  5. #736b93
  6. #605a7b
  7. #4c4862
  8. #39364a
  9. #262431
  10. #131219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb3f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #c5bbf6
  3. #ccc2f7
  4. #d2caf8
  5. #d9d1f9
  6. #dfd9fa
  7. #e5e1fb
  8. #ece8fc
  9. #f2f0fd
  10. #f9f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb3f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb3f5
  2. #b9aee9
  3. #b2a9de
  4. #aca4d2
  5. #a69fc6
  6. #a09abb
  7. #9994af
  8. #938fa3
  9. #8d8a97
  10. #86858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb8d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3bcf8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4baf3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4beca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb9f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb7f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8badd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb3f5 {
  color: #bfb3f5;
}
Background
.bg-bfb3f5 {
  background-color: #bfb3f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb3f5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb3f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb3f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 179 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 77% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb3f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb3f5, #e0b3f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb3f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 179 245 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.49 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.76 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.55 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.94 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.84 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.02 #404c0a Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb3f5  rgb(191, 179, 245)  hsl(251, 77%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#e9f5b3  rgb(233, 245, 179)  hsl(71, 77%, 83%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f5bfb3  rgb(245, 191, 179)  hsl(11, 77%, 83%)  Melon
#b3f5bf  rgb(179, 245, 191)  hsl(131, 77%, 83%)  Celadon