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#BBCFEB

#bbcfeb ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcfeb 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, 81.18% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 11.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 215°, with 54.55% saturation and 82.75% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.6119

Complementary

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #ebd7bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #ebbfbb
  3. #e7ebbb

Analogous

  1. #bbe7eb
  2. #bbcfeb
  3. #bfbbeb

Triadic

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #ebbbcf
  3. #cfebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #d7bbeb
  3. #ebd7bb
  4. #cfebbb

Square

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #ebbbe7
  3. #ebd7bb
  4. #bbebbf

Monochromatic

  1. #457cc8
  2. #80a5da
  3. #bbcfeb
  4. #eff4fa
  5. #eff4fa

Shades

#bbcfeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #a8bad4
  3. #96a6bc
  4. #8391a5
  5. #707c8d
  6. #5e6876
  7. #4b535e
  8. #383e47
  9. #25292f
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcfeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #c2d4ed
  3. #c9d9ef
  4. #cfddf1
  5. #d6e2f3
  6. #dde7f5
  7. #e4ecf7
  8. #ebf1f9
  9. #f1f5fb
  10. #f8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcfeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcfeb
  2. #b5c7e0
  3. #afbfd6
  4. #a9b7cb
  5. #a3afc0
  6. #9ea8b6
  7. #98a0ab
  8. #9298a0
  9. #8c9095
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ceda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d0ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cbea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd5d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1d0ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #becdeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4d3e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcfeb {
  color: #bbcfeb;
}
Background
.bg-bbcfeb {
  background-color: #bbcfeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcfeb {
  border: 2px solid #bbcfeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcfeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 55% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcfeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcfeb, #bfbbeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcfeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 235 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 2.85 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.92 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.99 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.07 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.08 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.63 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.03 #443014 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bbcfeb  rgb(187, 207, 235)  hsl(215, 55%, 83%)  Light Steel Blue
#ebd7bb  rgb(235, 215, 187)  hsl(35, 55%, 83%)  Champagne
#ebbbcf  rgb(235, 187, 207)  hsl(335, 55%, 83%)  Bubble Gum
#cfebbb  rgb(207, 235, 187)  hsl(95, 55%, 83%)  Tea Green