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#BFB5FF

#bfb5ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfb5ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.98% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 248.11°, with 100% saturation and 85.49% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5134

Complementary

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #f5ffb5

Split complementary

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #ffe4b5
  3. #d0ffb5

Analogous

  1. #b5d0ff
  2. #bfb5ff
  3. #e4b5ff

Triadic

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #ffbfb5
  3. #b5ffbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #ffb5f5
  3. #f5ffb5
  4. #b5ffbf

Square

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #ffb5d0
  3. #f5ffb5
  4. #b5ffe4

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1cff
  2. #7d68ff
  3. #bfb5ff
  4. #edebff
  5. #edebff

Shades

#bfb5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #aca3e6
  3. #9991cc
  4. #867fb3
  5. #736d99
  6. #605b80
  7. #4c4866
  8. #39364d
  9. #262433
  10. #13121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #c5bcff
  3. #ccc4ff
  4. #d2cbff
  5. #d9d3ff
  6. #dfdaff
  7. #e5e1ff
  8. #ece9ff
  9. #f2f0ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb5ff
  2. #b9b0f2
  3. #b2aae6
  4. #aca5d9
  5. #a6a0cc
  6. #a09bc0
  7. #9995b3
  8. #9390a6
  9. #8d8b99
  10. #86858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebadb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2bcfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aebbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bde4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb5ff {
  color: #bfb5ff;
}
Background
.bg-bfb5ff {
  background-color: #bfb5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb5ff {
  border: 2px solid #bfb5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 181 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb5ff, #e4b5ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 181 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.56 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.91 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.11 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 13.06 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 13.38 #404a00 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb5ff  rgb(191, 181, 255)  hsl(248, 100%, 85%)  Periwinkle
#f5ffb5  rgb(245, 255, 181)  hsl(68, 100%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow
#ffbfb5  rgb(255, 191, 181)  hsl(8, 100%, 85%)  Melon
#b5ffbf  rgb(181, 255, 191)  hsl(128, 100%, 85%)  Granny Smith Apple