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#BBCBCA

#bbcbca ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 79.61% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 176.25°, with 13.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.5754

Complementary

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #cbbbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #cbbbc4
  3. #cbc2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcbc2
  2. #bbcbca
  3. #bbc4cb

Triadic

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #cabbcb
  3. #cbcabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #bbbccb
  3. #cbbbbc
  4. #cbcabb

Square

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #c2bbcb
  3. #cbbbbc
  4. #c4cbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #678684
  2. #90aaa8
  3. #bbcbca
  4. #e6ecec
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcbca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #a8b7b6
  3. #96a2a2
  4. #838e8d
  5. #707a79
  6. #5e6665
  7. #4b5151
  8. #383d3d
  9. #252928
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #c2d0cf
  3. #c9d5d5
  4. #cfdbda
  5. #d6e0df
  6. #dde5e5
  7. #e4eaea
  8. #ebefef
  9. #f1f5f4
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbca
  2. #b5c4c3
  3. #afbcbb
  4. #a9b5b4
  5. #a3adac
  6. #9ea6a5
  7. #989e9e
  8. #929796
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c9c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c9ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c7ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3caca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c8ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9ccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbca {
  color: #bbcbca;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbca {
  background-color: #bbcbca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbca {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 13% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbca, #bbc4cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 202 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.02 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.11 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.69 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.41 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.66 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.52 #443435 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcbca  rgb(187, 203, 202)  hsl(176, 13%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#cbbbbc  rgb(203, 187, 188)  hsl(356, 13%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#cabbcb  rgb(202, 187, 203)  hsl(296, 13%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcabb  rgb(203, 202, 187)  hsl(56, 13%, 76%)  Bone