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#BFC8F9

#bfc8f9 ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfc8f9 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, 78.43% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.29% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 230.69°, with 82.86% saturation and 86.27% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5922

Complementary

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #f9f0bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #f9d3bf
  3. #e5f9bf

Analogous

  1. #bfe5f9
  2. #bfc8f9
  3. #d3bff9

Triadic

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #f9bfc8
  3. #c8f9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #f0bff9
  3. #f9f0bf
  4. #c8f9bf

Square

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #f9bfe5
  3. #f9f0bf
  4. #bff9d3

Monochromatic

  1. #3350ec
  2. #798cf2
  3. #bfc8f9
  4. #eceffd
  5. #eceffd

Shades

#bfc8f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #acb4e0
  3. #99a0c7
  4. #868cae
  5. #737895
  6. #60647d
  7. #4c5064
  8. #393c4b
  9. #262832
  10. #131419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc8f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #c5cefa
  3. #ccd3fa
  4. #d2d9fb
  5. #d9defb
  6. #dfe4fc
  7. #e5e9fd
  8. #eceffd
  9. #f2f4fe
  10. #f9fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc8f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc8f9
  2. #b9c1ed
  3. #b2bae1
  4. #acb2d5
  5. #a6abc9
  6. #a0a4bd
  7. #999db0
  8. #9396a4
  9. #8d8e98
  10. #86878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c9df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bacdfb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c8f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d1d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bccbfa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac8f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7cde6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc8f9 {
  color: #bfc8f9;
}
Background
.bg-bfc8f9 {
  background-color: #bfc8f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc8f9 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc8f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc8f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 200 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 83% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc8f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc8f9, #d3bff9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc8f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 200 249 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.02 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.89 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.16 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.35 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.75 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.81 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 13.16 #403706 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfc8f9  rgb(191, 200, 249)  hsl(231, 83%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#f9f0bf  rgb(249, 240, 191)  hsl(51, 83%, 86%)  Blond
#f9bfc8  rgb(249, 191, 200)  hsl(351, 83%, 86%)  Bubble Gum
#c8f9bf  rgb(200, 249, 191)  hsl(111, 83%, 86%)  Tea Green