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#BBD4E8

#bbd4e8 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbd4e8 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, 83.14% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 49.45% saturation and 82.16% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 0.73.

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Relative luminance0.6348

Complementary

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #e8cfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #e8bbbe
  3. #e8e6bb

Analogous

  1. #bbe8e6
  2. #bbd4e8
  3. #bbbee8

Triadic

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #e8bbd4
  3. #d4e8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #cfbbe8
  3. #e8cfbb
  4. #d4e8bb

Square

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #e6bbe8
  3. #e8cfbb
  4. #bee8bb

Monochromatic

  1. #498cc1
  2. #82b0d5
  3. #bbd4e8
  4. #f0f5fa
  5. #f0f5fa

Shades

#bbd4e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #a8bfd1
  3. #96aaba
  4. #8394a2
  5. #707f8b
  6. #5e6a74
  7. #4b555d
  8. #384046
  9. #252a2e
  10. #131517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd4e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #c2d8ea
  3. #c9dded
  4. #cfe1ef
  5. #d6e5f1
  6. #ddeaf4
  7. #e4eef6
  8. #ebf2f8
  9. #f1f6fa
  10. #f8fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd4e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd4e8
  2. #b5ccde
  3. #afc3d3
  4. #a9bbc9
  5. #a3b2be
  6. #9eaab4
  7. #98a2aa
  8. #92999f
  9. #8c9195
  10. #86888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d2da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd3e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd9da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d4e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2d1e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4d7e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd4e8 {
  color: #bbd4e8;
}
Background
.bg-bbd4e8 {
  background-color: #bbd4e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd4e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd4e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd4e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 212 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 49% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd4e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd4e8, #bbbee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd4e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 212 232 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 0.73 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.80 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.14 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.89 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.58 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.07 #442b17 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbd4e8  rgb(187, 212, 232)  hsl(207, 49%, 82%)  Pale Aqua
#e8cfbb  rgb(232, 207, 187)  hsl(27, 49%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#e8bbd4  rgb(232, 187, 212)  hsl(327, 49%, 82%)  Thistle
#d4e8bb  rgb(212, 232, 187)  hsl(87, 49%, 82%)  Tea Green