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#BFBFEF

#bfbfef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfbfef 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, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 60% saturation and 84.31% 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5457

Complementary

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #efefbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #efd7bf
  3. #d7efbf

Analogous

  1. #bfd7ef
  2. #bfbfef
  3. #d7bfef

Triadic

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #efbfbf
  3. #bfefbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #efbfef
  3. #efefbf
  4. #bfefbf

Square

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #efbfd7
  3. #efefbf
  4. #bfefd7

Monochromatic

  1. #4545d0
  2. #8282e0
  3. #bfbfef
  4. #efeffb
  5. #efeffb

Shades

#bfbfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #acacd7
  3. #9999bf
  4. #8686a7
  5. #73738f
  6. #606078
  7. #4c4c60
  8. #393948
  9. #262630
  10. #131318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #c5c5f1
  3. #ccccf2
  4. #d2d2f4
  5. #d9d9f5
  6. #dfdff7
  7. #e5e5f9
  8. #ececfa
  9. #f2f2fc
  10. #f9f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfef
  2. #b9b9e4
  3. #b2b2d9
  4. #acacce
  5. #a6a6c3
  6. #a0a0b8
  7. #9999ac
  8. #9393a1
  9. #8d8d96
  10. #86868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c1d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c2ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c2f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c1ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c4dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfef {
  color: #bfbfef;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfef {
  background-color: #bfbfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfef {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 60% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfef, #d7bfef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.32 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.35 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.36 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.95 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.05 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.61 #404010 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfbfef  rgb(191, 191, 239)  hsl(240, 60%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#efefbf  rgb(239, 239, 191)  hsl(60, 60%, 84%)  Lemon Chiffon
#efbfbf  rgb(239, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 60%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#bfefbf  rgb(191, 239, 191)  hsl(120, 60%, 84%)  Tea Green