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#BBCCDD

#bbccdd ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbccdd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 33.33% saturation and 80% 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 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5897

Complementary

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #ddccbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #ddbbbb
  3. #ddddbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdddd
  2. #bbccdd
  3. #bbbbdd

Triadic

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #ddbbcc
  3. #ccddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #ccbbdd
  3. #ddccbb
  4. #ccddbb

Square

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #ddbbdd
  3. #ddccbb
  4. #bbddbb

Monochromatic

  1. #557faa
  2. #88a6c3
  3. #bbccdd
  4. #eef2f6
  5. #f1f5f8

Shades

#bbccdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #a8b8c7
  3. #96a3b1
  4. #838f9b
  5. #707a85
  6. #5e666f
  7. #4b5258
  8. #383d42
  9. #25292c
  10. #131416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbccdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #c2d1e0
  3. #c9d6e4
  4. #cfdbe7
  5. #d6e0eb
  6. #dde6ee
  7. #e4ebf1
  8. #ebf0f5
  9. #f1f5f8
  10. #f8fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbccdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #b5c4d4
  3. #afbdca
  4. #a9b5c1
  5. #a3aeb8
  6. #9ea6af
  7. #989ea5
  8. #92979c
  9. #8c8f93
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbd2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ccde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3d0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ccde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfcadd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6ced6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbccdd {
  color: #bbccdd;
}
Background
.bg-bbccdd {
  background-color: #bbccdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbccdd {
  border: 2px solid #bbccdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbccdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 204 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbccdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbccdd, #bbbbdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbccdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 204 221 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.86 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.35 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.62 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.04 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.04 #443322 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbccdd  rgb(187, 204, 221)  hsl(210, 33%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#ddccbb  rgb(221, 204, 187)  hsl(30, 33%, 80%)  Bone
#ddbbcc  rgb(221, 187, 204)  hsl(330, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#ccddbb  rgb(204, 221, 187)  hsl(90, 33%, 80%)  Tea Green