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#BBCBDF

#bbcbdf ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 8.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.586

Complementary

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #dfcfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #dfbdbb
  3. #dddfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdddf
  2. #bbcbdf
  3. #bdbbdf

Triadic

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #dfbbcb
  3. #cbdfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #cfbbdf
  3. #dfcfbb
  4. #cbdfbb

Square

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #dfbbdd
  3. #dfcfbb
  4. #bbdfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #537bae
  2. #87a3c7
  3. #bbcbdf
  4. #eff3f7
  5. #f1f4f8

Shades

#bbcbdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #a8b7c9
  3. #96a2b2
  4. #838e9c
  5. #707a86
  6. #5e6670
  7. #4b5159
  8. #383d43
  9. #25292d
  10. #131416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #c2d0e2
  3. #c9d5e5
  4. #cfdbe9
  5. #d6e0ec
  6. #dde5ef
  7. #e4eaf2
  8. #ebeff5
  9. #f1f5f9
  10. #f8fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbdf
  2. #b5c4d6
  3. #afbccc
  4. #a9b5c3
  5. #a3adb9
  6. #9ea6b0
  7. #989ea6
  8. #92979d
  9. #8c8f93
  10. #86888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cad2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4cbe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c8df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2cfd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1cbe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec9df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6ced7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbdf {
  color: #bbcbdf;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbdf {
  background-color: #bbcbdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbdf {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbdf, #bdbbdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 223 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 2.81 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.84 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.91 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.68 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.68 #443420 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bbcbdf  rgb(187, 203, 223)  hsl(213, 36%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#dfcfbb  rgb(223, 207, 187)  hsl(33, 36%, 80%)  Bone
#dfbbcb  rgb(223, 187, 203)  hsl(333, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#cbdfbb  rgb(203, 223, 187)  hsl(93, 36%, 80%)  Tea Green