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#BBCBD9

#bbcbd9 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbd9 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 79.61% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.82% cyan, 6.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 28.3% saturation and 79.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.5829

Complementary

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #d9c9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #d9bbbc
  3. #d9d8bb

Analogous

  1. #bbd9d8
  2. #bbcbd9
  3. #bbbcd9

Triadic

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #d9bbcb
  3. #cbd9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #c9bbd9
  3. #d9c9bb
  4. #cbd9bb

Square

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #d8bbd9
  3. #d9c9bb
  4. #bcd9bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a80a1
  2. #8aa5be
  3. #bbcbd9
  4. #ecf1f4
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#bbcbd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #a8b7c3
  3. #96a2ae
  4. #838e98
  5. #707a82
  6. #5e666d
  7. #4b5157
  8. #383d41
  9. #25292b
  10. #131416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #c2d0dd
  3. #c9d5e1
  4. #cfdbe4
  5. #d6e0e8
  6. #dde5ec
  7. #e4eaf0
  8. #ebeff4
  9. #f1f5f7
  10. #f8fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbd9
  2. #b5c4d0
  3. #afbcc7
  4. #a9b5be
  5. #a3adb5
  6. #9ea6ad
  7. #989ea4
  8. #92979b
  9. #8c8f92
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cacf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6cbda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c7d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4cecf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1cbd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc9d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7cdd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbd9 {
  color: #bbcbd9;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbd9 {
  background-color: #bbcbd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbd9 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 28% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbd9, #bbbcd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 217 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.14 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.71 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.83 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.21 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.28 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.28 #443426 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbcbd9  rgb(187, 203, 217)  hsl(208, 28%, 79%)  Pale Aqua
#d9c9bb  rgb(217, 201, 187)  hsl(28, 28%, 79%)  Bone
#d9bbcb  rgb(217, 187, 203)  hsl(328, 28%, 79%)  Thistle
#cbd9bb  rgb(203, 217, 187)  hsl(88, 28%, 79%)  Tea Green