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#BFB5EC

#bfb5ec ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb5ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.98% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 23.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 59.14% saturation and 81.76% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5018

Complementary

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #e2ecb5

Split complementary

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #ecdab5
  3. #c6ecb5

Analogous

  1. #b5c6ec
  2. #bfb5ec
  3. #dab5ec

Triadic

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #ecbfb5
  3. #b5ecbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #ecb5e2
  3. #e2ecb5
  4. #b5ecbf

Square

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #ecb5c6
  3. #e2ecb5
  4. #b5ecda

Monochromatic

  1. #563bcd
  2. #8a78dc
  3. #bfb5ec
  4. #f1effb
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#bfb5ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #aca3d4
  3. #9991bd
  4. #867fa5
  5. #736d8e
  6. #605b76
  7. #4c485e
  8. #393647
  9. #26242f
  10. #131218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb5ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #c5bcee
  3. #ccc4f0
  4. #d2cbf2
  5. #d9d3f4
  6. #dfdaf6
  7. #e5e1f7
  8. #ece9f9
  9. #f2f0fb
  10. #f9f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb5ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb5ec
  2. #b9b0e1
  3. #b2aad6
  4. #aca5cc
  5. #a6a0c1
  6. #a09bb6
  7. #9995ab
  8. #9390a0
  9. #8d8b96
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb9d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8bdee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9bbea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bec8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2baed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babad7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb5ec {
  color: #bfb5ec;
}
Background
.bg-bfb5ec {
  background-color: #bfb5ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb5ec {
  border: 2px solid #bfb5ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb5ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 181 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 59% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb5ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb5ec, #dab5ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb5ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 181 236 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.32 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.42 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.57 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.73 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.66 #404a13 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb5ec  rgb(191, 181, 236)  hsl(251, 59%, 82%)  Periwinkle
#e2ecb5  rgb(226, 236, 181)  hsl(71, 59%, 82%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ecbfb5  rgb(236, 191, 181)  hsl(11, 59%, 82%)  Zinnwaldite
#b5ecbf  rgb(181, 236, 191)  hsl(131, 59%, 82%)  Celadon