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#BFBEE0

#bfbee0 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbee0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.51% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.73% cyan, 15.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 241.76°, with 35.42% saturation and 81.18% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5329

Complementary

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #dfe0be

Split complementary

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #e0d0be
  3. #cee0be

Analogous

  1. #becee0
  2. #bfbee0
  3. #d0bee0

Triadic

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #e0bfbe
  3. #bee0bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #e0bedf
  3. #dfe0be
  4. #bee0bf

Square

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #e0bece
  3. #dfe0be
  4. #bee0d0

Monochromatic

  1. #5956af
  2. #8c8ac7
  3. #bfbee0
  4. #f1f1f8
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#bfbee0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #acabca
  3. #9998b3
  4. #86859d
  5. #737286
  6. #605f70
  7. #4c4c5a
  8. #393943
  9. #26262d
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbee0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #c5c5e3
  3. #cccbe6
  4. #d2d2e9
  5. #d9d8ec
  6. #dfdff0
  7. #e5e5f3
  8. #ececf6
  9. #f2f2f9
  10. #f9f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbee0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbee0
  2. #b9b8d6
  3. #b2b2cd
  4. #acabc3
  5. #a6a5ba
  6. #a09fb0
  7. #9999a6
  8. #93939d
  9. #8d8c93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c2e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c0df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c3c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac0e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bfdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc1d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbee0 {
  color: #bfbee0;
}
Background
.bg-bfbee0 {
  background-color: #bfbee0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbee0 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbee0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbee0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 35% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbee0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbee0, #d0bee0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbee0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 224 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.84 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.95 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.01 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.58 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.40 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.33 #40411f Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbee0  rgb(191, 190, 224)  hsl(242, 35%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#dfe0be  rgb(223, 224, 190)  hsl(62, 35%, 81%)  Beige
#e0bfbe  rgb(224, 191, 190)  hsl(2, 35%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#bee0bf  rgb(190, 224, 191)  hsl(122, 35%, 81%)  Tea Green