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#BFB7E2

#bfb7e2 ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb7e2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.76% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.49% cyan, 19.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 251.16°, with 42.57% saturation and 80.2% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5043

Complementary

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #dae2b7

Split complementary

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #e2d5b7
  3. #c5e2b7

Analogous

  1. #b7c5e2
  2. #bfb7e2
  3. #d5b7e2

Triadic

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #e2bfb7
  3. #b7e2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #e2b7da
  3. #dae2b7
  4. #b7e2bf

Square

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #e2b7c5
  3. #dae2b7
  4. #b7e2d5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4ab6
  2. #8f80cc
  3. #bfb7e2
  4. #efeef8
  5. #f2f0f9

Shades

#bfb7e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #aca5cb
  3. #9992b5
  4. #86809e
  5. #736e88
  6. #605c71
  7. #4c495a
  8. #393744
  9. #26252d
  10. #131217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb7e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #c5bee5
  3. #ccc5e8
  4. #d2cdeb
  5. #d9d4ee
  6. #dfdbf1
  7. #e5e2f3
  8. #ece9f6
  9. #f2f1f9
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb7e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb7e2
  2. #b9b2d8
  3. #b2acce
  4. #aca7c5
  5. #a6a1bb
  6. #a09cb1
  7. #9996a7
  8. #93919d
  9. #8d8b94
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbacc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aebde4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bec5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bae3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbbd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb7e2 {
  color: #bfb7e2;
}
Background
.bg-bfb7e2 {
  background-color: #bfb7e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb7e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb7e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb7e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 183 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 43% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb7e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb7e2, #d5b7e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb7e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 183 226 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.11 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.92 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.06 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.11 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.79 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.01 #40481d Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb7e2  rgb(191, 183, 226)  hsl(251, 43%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dae2b7  rgb(218, 226, 183)  hsl(71, 43%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#e2bfb7  rgb(226, 191, 183)  hsl(11, 43%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite
#b7e2bf  rgb(183, 226, 191)  hsl(131, 43%, 80%)  Celadon