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#BBC7CA

#bbc7ca ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbc7ca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.04% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 1.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 12.4% saturation and 76.27% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.5568

Complementary

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #cabebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #cabbbf
  3. #cac5bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcac5
  2. #bbc7ca
  3. #bbbfca

Triadic

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #cabbc7
  3. #c7cabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #bebbca
  3. #cabebb
  4. #c7cabb

Square

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #c5bbca
  3. #cabebb
  4. #bfcabb

Monochromatic

  1. #677f85
  2. #90a4a8
  3. #bbc7ca
  4. #e6eaeb
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#bbc7ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #a8b3b6
  3. #969fa2
  4. #838b8d
  5. #707779
  6. #5e6465
  7. #4b5051
  8. #383c3d
  9. #252828
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc7ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #c2cdcf
  3. #c9d2d5
  4. #cfd8da
  5. #d6dddf
  6. #dde3e5
  7. #e4e9ea
  8. #ebeeef
  9. #f1f4f4
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc7ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc7ca
  2. #b5c0c3
  3. #afb9bb
  4. #a9b2b4
  5. #a3abac
  6. #9ea4a5
  7. #989c9e
  8. #929596
  9. #8c8e8f
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c6c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c6ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc5ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c8c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc7ca {
  color: #bbc7ca;
}
Background
.bg-bbc7ca {
  background-color: #bbc7ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc7ca {
  border: 2px solid #bbc7ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc7ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 199 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 12% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc7ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc7ca, #bbbfca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc7ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 199 202 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.43 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.33 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.57 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.07 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.68 #443835 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbc7ca  rgb(187, 199, 202)  hsl(192, 12%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#cabebb  rgb(202, 190, 187)  hsl(12, 12%, 76%)  Silver
#cabbc7  rgb(202, 187, 199)  hsl(312, 12%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c7cabb  rgb(199, 202, 187)  hsl(72, 12%, 76%)  Ash Gray