#B5BFEC
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #B5BFEC
#B5BFEC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 75% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECE2B5 — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B5BFEC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.63:1 (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 #B5BFEC?
#B5BFEC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 75% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B5BFEC?
Use black text. Black on #B5BFEC has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5BFEC?
Its complementary colour is #ECE2B5, and analogous partners are #B5DBEC and #C7B5EC.