#B4B4FF
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #B4B4FF
With the hex code #B4B4FF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 71% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Periwinkle and Mauve — a ΔE of 15.6 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFFFB4, a butter shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B4B4FF?
With the hex code #B4B4FF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 71% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #B4B4FF?
Use black text. Black on #B4B4FF has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4B4FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFFFB4, and analogous partners are #B4DAFF and #DAB4FF.