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#BBCFEF

#bbcfef ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcfef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 13.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 216.92°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.6142

Complementary

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #efdbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #efc1bb
  3. #e9efbb

Analogous

  1. #bbe9ef
  2. #bbcfef
  3. #c1bbef

Triadic

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #efbbcf
  3. #cfefbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #dbbbef
  3. #efdbbb
  4. #cfefbb

Square

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #efbbe9
  3. #efdbbb
  4. #bbefc1

Monochromatic

  1. #3f78d2
  2. #7da3e0
  3. #bbcfef
  4. #eef3fb
  5. #eef3fb

Shades

#bbcfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #a8bad7
  3. #96a6bf
  4. #8391a7
  5. #707c8f
  6. #5e6878
  7. #4b5360
  8. #383e48
  9. #252930
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #c2d4f1
  3. #c9d9f2
  4. #cfddf4
  5. #d6e2f5
  6. #dde7f7
  7. #e4ecf9
  8. #ebf1fa
  9. #f1f5fc
  10. #f8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcfef
  2. #b5c7e4
  3. #afbfd9
  4. #a9b7ce
  5. #a3afc3
  6. #9ea8b8
  7. #98a0ac
  8. #9298a1
  9. #8c9096
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cedc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d0f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfcbee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aed6d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1d0f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #becdef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d3e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcfef {
  color: #bbcfef;
}
Background
.bg-bbcfef {
  background-color: #bbcfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcfef {
  border: 2px solid #bbcfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcfef, #c1bbef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 239 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.48 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.21 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.00 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.23 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.04 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.40 #443010 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bbcfef  rgb(187, 207, 239)  hsl(217, 62%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#efdbbb  rgb(239, 219, 187)  hsl(37, 62%, 84%)  Wheat
#efbbcf  rgb(239, 187, 207)  hsl(337, 62%, 84%)  Bubble Gum
#cfefbb  rgb(207, 239, 187)  hsl(97, 62%, 84%)  Tea Green