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#BADDDD

#badddd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#badddd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 86.67% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 33.98% saturation and 79.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6737

Complementary

  1. #badddd
  2. #ddbaba

Split complementary

  1. #badddd
  2. #ddbacb
  3. #ddcbba

Analogous

  1. #baddcb
  2. #badddd
  3. #bacbdd

Triadic

  1. #badddd
  2. #ddbadd
  3. #ddddba

Tetradic

  1. #badddd
  2. #babadd
  3. #ddbaba
  4. #ddddba

Square

  1. #badddd
  2. #cbbadd
  3. #ddbaba
  4. #cbddba

Monochromatic

  1. #54aaaa
  2. #87c4c4
  3. #badddd
  4. #edf6f6
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#badddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #badddd
  2. #a7c7c7
  3. #95b1b1
  4. #829b9b
  5. #708585
  6. #5d6f6f
  7. #4a5858
  8. #384242
  9. #252c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#badddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #badddd
  2. #c1e0e0
  3. #c8e4e4
  4. #cfe7e7
  5. #d6ebeb
  6. #ddeeee
  7. #e3f1f1
  8. #eaf5f5
  9. #f1f8f8
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#badddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #badddd
  2. #b4d4d4
  3. #aecaca
  4. #a9c1c1
  5. #a3b8b8
  6. #9dafaf
  7. #97a5a5
  8. #919c9c
  9. #8c9393
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd9d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d9dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d4dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0dfdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cddbdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d8dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4dedd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-badddd {
  color: #badddd;
}
Background
.bg-badddd {
  background-color: #badddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-badddd {
  border: 2px solid #badddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #badddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 221 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 34% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-badddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #badddd, #bacbdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-badddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 221 221 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.43 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.87 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.48 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.09 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.61 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.82 #452222 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#badddd  rgb(186, 221, 221)  hsl(180, 34%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#ddbaba  rgb(221, 186, 186)  hsl(0, 34%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#ddbadd  rgb(221, 186, 221)  hsl(300, 34%, 80%)  Thistle
#ddddba  rgb(221, 221, 186)  hsl(60, 34%, 80%)  Beige