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#BFCEFD

#bfcefd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfcefd 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, 80.78% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 18.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.48°, with 93.94% saturation and 87.06% 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 13.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6231

Complementary

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #fdeebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #fdcfbf
  3. #edfdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfedfd
  2. #bfcefd
  3. #cfbffd

Triadic

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #fdbfce
  3. #cefdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #eebffd
  3. #fdeebf
  4. #cefdbf

Square

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #fdbfed
  3. #fdeebf
  4. #bffdcf

Monochromatic

  1. #2b5cf8
  2. #7595fb
  3. #bfcefd
  4. #ebf0fe
  5. #ebf0fe

Shades

#bfcefd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #acb9e4
  3. #99a5ca
  4. #8690b1
  5. #737c98
  6. #60677f
  7. #4c5265
  8. #393e4c
  9. #262933
  10. #131519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcefd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #c5d3fd
  3. #ccd8fd
  4. #d2ddfe
  5. #d9e2fe
  6. #dfe7fe
  7. #e5ebfe
  8. #ecf0fe
  9. #f2f5ff
  10. #f9faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcefd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcefd
  2. #b9c6f1
  3. #b2bee4
  4. #acb7d8
  5. #a6afcb
  6. #a0a7bf
  7. #999fb2
  8. #9397a6
  9. #8d9099
  10. #86888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cfe3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0d2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbcdfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd7de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0d0fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdcdfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d3eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcefd {
  color: #bfcefd;
}
Background
.bg-bfcefd {
  background-color: #bfcefd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcefd {
  border: 2px solid #bfcefd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcefd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 206 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcefd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcefd, #cfbffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcefd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 206 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.51 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.03 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.12 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.43 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.86 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 12.17 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.73 #403102 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#bfcefd  rgb(191, 206, 253)  hsl(225, 94%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#fdeebf  rgb(253, 238, 191)  hsl(45, 94%, 87%)  Blond
#fdbfce  rgb(253, 191, 206)  hsl(345, 94%, 87%)  Bubble Gum
#cefdbf  rgb(206, 253, 191)  hsl(105, 94%, 87%)  Tea Green