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#BBCBDA

#bbcbda ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 209.03°, with 29.52% saturation and 79.41% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5834

Complementary

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #dacabb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #dabbbb
  3. #dad9bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdad9
  2. #bbcbda
  3. #bbbbda

Triadic

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #dabbcb
  3. #cbdabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #cabbda
  3. #dacabb
  4. #cbdabb

Square

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #d9bbda
  3. #dacabb
  4. #bbdabb

Monochromatic

  1. #597fa3
  2. #89a5bf
  3. #bbcbda
  4. #edf1f5
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#bbcbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #a8b7c4
  3. #96a2ae
  4. #838e99
  5. #707a83
  6. #5e666d
  7. #4b5157
  8. #383d41
  9. #25292c
  10. #131416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #c2d0de
  3. #c9d5e1
  4. #cfdbe5
  5. #d6e0e9
  6. #dde5ed
  7. #e4eaf0
  8. #ebeff4
  9. #f1f5f8
  10. #f8fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbda
  2. #b5c4d1
  3. #afbcc8
  4. #a9b5bf
  5. #a3adb6
  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 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cad0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cbdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c7da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3ced0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1cbda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc9da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6cdd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbda {
  color: #bbcbda;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbda {
  background-color: #bbcbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbda {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 30% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbda, #bbbbda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 218 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.11 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.44 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.06 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.52 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.44 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.49 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.49 #443425 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbcbda  rgb(187, 203, 218)  hsl(209, 30%, 79%)  Pale Aqua
#dacabb  rgb(218, 202, 187)  hsl(29, 30%, 79%)  Bone
#dabbcb  rgb(218, 187, 203)  hsl(329, 30%, 79%)  Thistle
#cbdabb  rgb(203, 218, 187)  hsl(89, 30%, 79%)  Tea Green