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#BBCBDB

#bbcbdb ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 30.77% saturation and 79.61% 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.5839

Complementary

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #dbcbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #dbbbbb
  3. #dbdbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #bbcbdb
  3. #bbbbdb

Triadic

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #dbbbcb
  3. #cbdbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #cbbbdb
  3. #dbcbbb
  4. #cbdbbb

Square

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #dbbbdb
  3. #dbcbbb
  4. #bbdbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #587fa5
  2. #89a5c1
  3. #bbcbdb
  4. #edf1f5
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#bbcbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #a8b7c5
  3. #96a2af
  4. #838e99
  5. #707a83
  6. #5e666e
  7. #4b5158
  8. #383d42
  9. #25292c
  10. #131416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #c2d0df
  3. #c9d5e2
  4. #cfdbe6
  5. #d6e0e9
  6. #dde5ed
  7. #e4eaf1
  8. #ebeff4
  9. #f1f5f8
  10. #f8fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbdb
  2. #b5c4d2
  3. #afbcc9
  4. #a9b5c0
  5. #a3adb7
  6. #9ea6ae
  7. #989ea4
  8. #92979b
  9. #8c8f92
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cad0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cbdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c8db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3cfd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1cbdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc9db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6cdd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbdb {
  color: #bbcbdb;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbdb {
  background-color: #bbcbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbdb {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbdb, #bbbbdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 219 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.14 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.06 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.43 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.63 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.67 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.71 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.71 #443424 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbcbdb  rgb(187, 203, 219)  hsl(210, 31%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#dbcbbb  rgb(219, 203, 187)  hsl(30, 31%, 80%)  Bone
#dbbbcb  rgb(219, 187, 203)  hsl(330, 31%, 80%)  Thistle
#cbdbbb  rgb(203, 219, 187)  hsl(90, 31%, 80%)  Tea Green