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#BBCBDC

#bbcbdc ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 210.91°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.5844

Complementary

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #dcccbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #dcbbbb
  3. #dbdcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #bbcbdc
  3. #bbbbdc

Triadic

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #dcbbcb
  3. #cbdcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #ccbbdc
  3. #dcccbb
  4. #cbdcbb

Square

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #dcbbdb
  3. #dcccbb
  4. #bbdcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #567ea8
  2. #88a4c2
  3. #bbcbdc
  4. #edf2f6
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#bbcbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #a8b7c6
  3. #96a2b0
  4. #838e9a
  5. #707a84
  6. #5e666e
  7. #4b5158
  8. #383d42
  9. #25292c
  10. #131416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #c2d0e0
  3. #c9d5e3
  4. #cfdbe7
  5. #d6e0ea
  6. #dde5ee
  7. #e4eaf1
  8. #ebeff5
  9. #f1f5f8
  10. #f8fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbdc
  2. #b5c4d3
  3. #afbcca
  4. #a9b5c0
  5. #a3adb7
  6. #9ea6ae
  7. #989ea5
  8. #92979c
  9. #8c8f92
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cad1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cbdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c8dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3cfd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1cbdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc9dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6cdd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbdc {
  color: #bbcbdc;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbdc {
  background-color: #bbcbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbdc {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbdc, #bbbbdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 220 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.25 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.70 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.78 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.79 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.91 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.94 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.94 #443423 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbcbdc  rgb(187, 203, 220)  hsl(211, 32%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#dcccbb  rgb(220, 204, 187)  hsl(31, 32%, 80%)  Bone
#dcbbcb  rgb(220, 187, 203)  hsl(331, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#cbdcbb  rgb(203, 220, 187)  hsl(91, 32%, 80%)  Tea Green