#BBBBED
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #BBBBED
#BBBBED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 73% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDEDBB — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBBBED for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBBBED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBBBED?
#BBBBED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 73% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBBBED?
Use black text. Black on #BBBBED has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBBBED?
Its complementary colour is #EDEDBB, and analogous partners are #BBD4ED and #D4BBED.