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#BBCBCC

#bbcbcc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 183.53°, with 14.29% saturation and 76.67% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5764

Complementary

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #ccbcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #ccbbc3
  3. #ccc5bb

Analogous

  1. #bbccc5
  2. #bbcbcc
  3. #bbc3cc

Triadic

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #ccbbcb
  3. #cbccbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #bcbbcc
  3. #ccbcbb
  4. #cbccbb

Square

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #c5bbcc
  3. #ccbcbb
  4. #c3ccbb

Monochromatic

  1. #668688
  2. #8faaab
  3. #bbcbcc
  4. #e7eced
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #a8b7b8
  3. #96a2a3
  4. #838e8f
  5. #707a7a
  6. #5e6666
  7. #4b5152
  8. #383d3d
  9. #252929
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #c2d0d1
  3. #c9d5d6
  4. #cfdbdb
  5. #d6e0e0
  6. #dde5e6
  7. #e4eaeb
  8. #ebeff0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbcc
  2. #b5c4c4
  3. #afbcbd
  4. #a9b5b5
  5. #a3adae
  6. #9ea6a6
  7. #989e9e
  8. #929797
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c9ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c7cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3cacc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbcc {
  color: #bbcbcc;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbcc {
  background-color: #bbcbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbcc {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbcc, #bbc3cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.90 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.42 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.42 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.54 #443433 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcbcc  rgb(187, 203, 204)  hsl(184, 14%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#ccbcbb  rgb(204, 188, 187)  hsl(4, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#ccbbcb  rgb(204, 187, 203)  hsl(304, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cbccbb  rgb(203, 204, 187)  hsl(64, 14%, 77%)  Bone