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#BBBFCF

#bbbfcf ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbfcf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 74.9% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 17.24% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.5233

Complementary

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #cfcbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #cfc1bb
  3. #c9cfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc9cf
  2. #bbbfcf
  3. #c1bbcf

Triadic

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #cfbbbf
  3. #bfcfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #cbbbcf
  3. #cfcbbb
  4. #bfcfbb

Square

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #cfbbc9
  3. #cfcbbb
  4. #bbcfc1

Monochromatic

  1. #646c8d
  2. #8e95af
  3. #bbbfcf
  4. #e8e9ef
  5. #f3f4f7

Shades

#bbbfcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #a8acba
  3. #9699a6
  4. #838691
  5. #70737c
  6. #5e6068
  7. #4b4c53
  8. #38393e
  9. #252629
  10. #131315
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbfcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #c2c5d4
  3. #c9ccd9
  4. #cfd2dd
  5. #d6d9e2
  6. #dddfe7
  7. #e4e5ec
  8. #ebecf1
  9. #f1f2f5
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbfcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbfcf
  2. #b5b9c7
  3. #afb2bf
  4. #a9acb7
  5. #a3a6af
  6. #9ea0a8
  7. #9899a0
  8. #929398
  9. #8c8d90
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc0d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babfcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc0cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babfcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8c1c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbfcf {
  color: #bbbfcf;
}
Background
.bg-bbbfcf {
  background-color: #bbbfcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbfcf {
  border: 2px solid #bbbfcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbfcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 17% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbfcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbfcf, #c1bbcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbfcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 207 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.26 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.40 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.20 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.85 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.85 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.99 #444030 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bbbfcf  rgb(187, 191, 207)  hsl(228, 17%, 77%)  Light Steel Blue
#cfcbbb  rgb(207, 203, 187)  hsl(48, 17%, 77%)  Bone
#cfbbbf  rgb(207, 187, 191)  hsl(348, 17%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bfcfbb  rgb(191, 207, 187)  hsl(108, 17%, 77%)  Ash Gray