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#BBD2E1

#bbd2e1 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbd2e1 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 82.35% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 203.68°, with 38.78% saturation and 80.78% 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 13.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 1.26.

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Relative luminance0.6209

Complementary

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #e1cabb

Split complementary

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #e1bbbf
  3. #e1ddbb

Analogous

  1. #bbe1dd
  2. #bbd2e1
  3. #bbbfe1

Triadic

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #e1bbd2
  3. #d2e1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #cabbe1
  3. #e1cabb
  4. #d2e1bb

Square

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #ddbbe1
  3. #e1cabb
  4. #bfe1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #518cb2
  2. #86afca
  3. #bbd2e1
  4. #f0f5f8
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#bbd2e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #a8bdcb
  3. #96a8b4
  4. #83939e
  5. #707e87
  6. #5e6971
  7. #4b545a
  8. #383f44
  9. #252a2d
  10. #131517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd2e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #c2d7e4
  3. #c9dbe7
  4. #cfe0ea
  5. #d6e4ed
  6. #dde9f0
  7. #e4edf3
  8. #ebf2f6
  9. #f1f6f9
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd2e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd2e1
  2. #b5cad7
  3. #afc2ce
  4. #a9b9c4
  5. #a3b1ba
  6. #9ea9b1
  7. #98a1a7
  8. #92999d
  9. #8c9093
  10. #86888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d0d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbd1e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cde1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d6d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d1e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cfe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d4db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd2e1 {
  color: #bbd2e1;
}
Background
.bg-bbd2e1 {
  background-color: #bbd2e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd2e1 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd2e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd2e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 210 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 39% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd2e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd2e1, #bbbfe1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd2e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 210 225 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 1.26 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.77 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.25 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.94 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.08 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.56 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.33 #442d1e Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbd2e1  rgb(187, 210, 225)  hsl(204, 39%, 81%)  Pale Aqua
#e1cabb  rgb(225, 202, 187)  hsl(24, 39%, 81%)  Desert Sand
#e1bbd2  rgb(225, 187, 210)  hsl(324, 39%, 81%)  Thistle
#d2e1bb  rgb(210, 225, 187)  hsl(84, 39%, 81%)  Tea Green