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#BFBEEF

#bfbeef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbeef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.51% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 241.22°, with 60.49% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5414

Complementary

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #eeefbe

Split complementary

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #efd8be
  3. #d6efbe

Analogous

  1. #bed6ef
  2. #bfbeef
  3. #d8beef

Triadic

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #efbfbe
  3. #beefbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #efbeee
  3. #eeefbe
  4. #beefbf

Square

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #efbed6
  3. #eeefbe
  4. #beefd8

Monochromatic

  1. #4643d1
  2. #8381e0
  3. #bfbeef
  4. #efeffb
  5. #efeffb

Shades

#bfbeef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #acabd7
  3. #9998bf
  4. #8685a7
  5. #73728f
  6. #605f78
  7. #4c4c60
  8. #393948
  9. #262630
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbeef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #c5c5f1
  3. #cccbf2
  4. #d2d2f4
  5. #d9d8f5
  6. #dfdff7
  7. #e5e5f9
  8. #ececfa
  9. #f2f2fc
  10. #f9f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbeef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbeef
  2. #b9b8e4
  3. #b2b2d9
  4. #acabce
  5. #a6a5c3
  6. #a09fb8
  7. #9999ac
  8. #9393a1
  9. #8d8c96
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c1d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c1f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c0ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c3dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbeef {
  color: #bfbeef;
}
Background
.bg-bfbeef {
  background-color: #bfbeef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbeef {
  border: 2px solid #bfbeef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbeef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 60% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbeef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbeef, #d8beef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbeef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.49 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.42 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.89 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.51 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.66 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.26 #404110 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbeef  rgb(191, 190, 239)  hsl(241, 60%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#eeefbe  rgb(238, 239, 190)  hsl(61, 60%, 84%)  Cream
#efbfbe  rgb(239, 191, 190)  hsl(1, 60%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#beefbf  rgb(190, 239, 191)  hsl(121, 60%, 84%)  Celadon