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#BBD1DD

#bbd1dd ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbd1dd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 81.96% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 5.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 201.18°, 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6139

Complementary

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #ddc7bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #ddbbc0
  3. #ddd8bb

Analogous

  1. #bbddd8
  2. #bbd1dd
  3. #bbc0dd

Triadic

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #ddbbd1
  3. #d1ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #c7bbdd
  3. #ddc7bb
  4. #d1ddbb

Square

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #d8bbdd
  3. #ddc7bb
  4. #c0ddbb

Monochromatic

  1. #558caa
  2. #88aec3
  3. #bbd1dd
  4. #eef3f6
  5. #f1f6f8

Shades

#bbd1dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #a8bcc7
  3. #96a7b1
  4. #83929b
  5. #707d85
  6. #5e696f
  7. #4b5458
  8. #383f42
  9. #252a2c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd1dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #c2d6e0
  3. #c9dae4
  4. #cfdfe7
  5. #d6e3eb
  6. #dde8ee
  7. #e4edf1
  8. #ebf1f5
  9. #f1f6f8
  10. #f8fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd1dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd1dd
  2. #b5c9d4
  3. #afc1ca
  4. #a9b9c1
  5. #a3b1b8
  6. #9ea9af
  7. #98a0a5
  8. #92989c
  9. #8c9093
  10. #868889
  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 #c6cfd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbd0de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ccdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2d4d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d0dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cedd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d3d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd1dd {
  color: #bbd1dd;
}
Background
.bg-bbd1dd {
  background-color: #bbd1dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd1dd {
  border: 2px solid #bbd1dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd1dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 209 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd1dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd1dd, #bbc0dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd1dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 209 221 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.49 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.34 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.39 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.74 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.94 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.48 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.81 #442e22 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbd1dd  rgb(187, 209, 221)  hsl(201, 33%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#ddc7bb  rgb(221, 199, 187)  hsl(21, 33%, 80%)  Desert Sand
#ddbbd1  rgb(221, 187, 209)  hsl(321, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#d1ddbb  rgb(209, 221, 187)  hsl(81, 33%, 80%)  Tea Green