BlueLightVivid

Light Periwinkle

#BCC9FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.62:1Fails

Black text

12.20:1AAA

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About Light Periwinkle

Light Periwinkle (#BCC9FF) is a light vivid blue. Its RGB value is 188, 201, 255 and its HSL value is 228°, 100%, 87%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Light Periwinkle, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BCC9FF · #FFF2BC

Analogous

#BCEBFF · #BCC9FF · #D1BCFF

Triadic

#BCC9FF · #FFBCC9 · #C9FFBC

Split complementary

#BCC9FF · #FFD1BC · #EBFFBC

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