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#BFCAEF

#bfcaef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfcaef 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, 79.22% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 226.25°, 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5955

Complementary

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #efe4bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #efccbf
  3. #e2efbf

Analogous

  1. #bfe2ef
  2. #bfcaef
  3. #ccbfef

Triadic

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #efbfca
  3. #caefbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #e4bfef
  3. #efe4bf
  4. #caefbf

Square

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #efbfe2
  3. #efe4bf
  4. #bfefcc

Monochromatic

  1. #4565d0
  2. #8297e0
  3. #bfcaef
  4. #eff1fb
  5. #eff1fb

Shades

#bfcaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #acb6d7
  3. #99a2bf
  4. #868da7
  5. #73798f
  6. #606578
  7. #4c5160
  8. #393d48
  9. #262830
  10. #131418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #c5cff1
  3. #ccd5f2
  4. #d2daf4
  5. #d9dff5
  6. #dfe5f7
  7. #e5eaf9
  8. #eceffa
  9. #f2f4fc
  10. #f9fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcaef
  2. #b9c3e4
  3. #b2bbd9
  4. #acb4ce
  5. #a6acc3
  6. #a0a5b8
  7. #999eac
  8. #9396a1
  9. #8d8f96
  10. #86878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cada ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0cdf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc9ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4d1d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfccf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc9ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cee0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcaef {
  color: #bfcaef;
}
Background
.bg-bfcaef {
  background-color: #bfcaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcaef {
  border: 2px solid #bfcaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 202 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 60% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcaef, #ccbfef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 202 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.71 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.09 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.67 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.30 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.90 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.41 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.04 #403510 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfcaef  rgb(191, 202, 239)  hsl(226, 60%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#efe4bf  rgb(239, 228, 191)  hsl(46, 60%, 84%)  Pearl
#efbfca  rgb(239, 191, 202)  hsl(346, 60%, 84%)  Bubble Gum
#caefbf  rgb(202, 239, 191)  hsl(106, 60%, 84%)  Tea Green