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#BBCEF2

#bbcef2 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcef2 is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.78% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 14.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 219.27°, with 67.9% saturation and 84.12% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.6112

Complementary

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #f2dfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #f2c4bb
  3. #eaf2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbeaf2
  2. #bbcef2
  3. #c4bbf2

Triadic

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #f2bbce
  3. #cef2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #dfbbf2
  3. #f2dfbb
  4. #cef2bb

Square

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #f2bbea
  3. #f2dfbb
  4. #bbf2c4

Monochromatic

  1. #3b71d9
  2. #7ba0e6
  3. #bbcef2
  4. #eef3fc
  5. #eef3fc

Shades

#bbcef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #a8b9da
  3. #96a5c2
  4. #8390a9
  5. #707c91
  6. #5e6779
  7. #4b5261
  8. #383e49
  9. #252930
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #c2d3f3
  3. #c9d8f5
  4. #cfddf6
  5. #d6e2f7
  6. #dde7f9
  7. #e4ebfa
  8. #ebf0fb
  9. #f1f5fc
  10. #f8fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcef2
  2. #b5c6e7
  3. #afbedb
  4. #a9b7d0
  5. #a3afc4
  6. #9ea7b9
  7. #989fae
  8. #9297a2
  9. #8c9097
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cddd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d0f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcbf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #add5da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0cff3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcccf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcef2 {
  color: #bbcef2;
}
Background
.bg-bbcef2 {
  background-color: #bbcef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcef2 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 68% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcef2, #c4bbf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 242 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.34 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.87 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.75 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.48 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.15 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.73 #44310d Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bbcef2  rgb(187, 206, 242)  hsl(219, 68%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#f2dfbb  rgb(242, 223, 187)  hsl(39, 68%, 84%)  Wheat
#f2bbce  rgb(242, 187, 206)  hsl(339, 68%, 84%)  Bubble Gum
#cef2bb  rgb(206, 242, 187)  hsl(99, 68%, 84%)  Tea Green