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#BFB8DC

#bfb8dc ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfb8dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.16% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 16.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 251.67°, with 33.96% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5052

Complementary

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #d5dcb8

Split complementary

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #dcd1b8
  3. #c3dcb8

Analogous

  1. #b8c3dc
  2. #bfb8dc
  3. #d1b8dc

Triadic

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #dcbfb8
  3. #b8dcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #dcb8d5
  3. #d5dcb8
  4. #b8dcbf

Square

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #dcb8c3
  3. #d5dcb8
  4. #b8dcd1

Monochromatic

  1. #6353a8
  2. #9185c3
  3. #bfb8dc
  4. #edebf5
  5. #f3f1f8

Shades

#bfb8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #aca6c6
  3. #9993b0
  4. #86819a
  5. #736e84
  6. #605c6e
  7. #4c4a58
  8. #393742
  9. #26252c
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #c5bfe0
  3. #ccc6e3
  4. #d2cde7
  5. #d9d4ea
  6. #dfdcee
  7. #e5e3f1
  8. #eceaf5
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb8dc
  2. #b9b2d3
  3. #b2adca
  4. #aca7c0
  5. #a6a2b7
  6. #a09cae
  7. #9996a5
  8. #93919c
  9. #8d8b92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bdde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1bcdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babdc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bbdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7badb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbbce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb8dc {
  color: #bfb8dc;
}
Background
.bg-bfb8dc {
  background-color: #bfb8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb8dc {
  border: 2px solid #bfb8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 184 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 34% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb8dc, #d1b8dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 184 220 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.93 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.53 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.59 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.36 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.86 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.07 #404723 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfb8dc  rgb(191, 184, 220)  hsl(252, 34%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#d5dcb8  rgb(213, 220, 184)  hsl(72, 34%, 79%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#dcbfb8  rgb(220, 191, 184)  hsl(12, 34%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#b8dcbf  rgb(184, 220, 191)  hsl(132, 34%, 79%)  Seafoam Green