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#BBD6DD

#bbd6dd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbd6dd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 83.92% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.35°, with 33.33% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.6388

Complementary

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #ddc2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #ddbbc5
  3. #ddd3bb

Analogous

  1. #bbddd3
  2. #bbd6dd
  3. #bbc5dd

Triadic

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #ddbbd6
  3. #d6ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #c2bbdd
  3. #ddc2bb
  4. #d6ddbb

Square

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #d3bbdd
  3. #ddc2bb
  4. #c5ddbb

Monochromatic

  1. #5599aa
  2. #88b7c3
  3. #bbd6dd
  4. #eef5f6
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#bbd6dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #a8c1c7
  3. #96abb1
  4. #83969b
  5. #708085
  6. #5e6b6f
  7. #4b5658
  8. #384042
  9. #252b2c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd6dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #c2dae0
  3. #c9dee4
  4. #cfe2e7
  5. #d6e6eb
  6. #ddebee
  7. #e4eff1
  8. #ebf3f5
  9. #f1f7f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd6dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd6dd
  2. #b5cdd4
  3. #afc5ca
  4. #a9bcc1
  5. #a3b4b8
  6. #9eabaf
  7. #98a2a5
  8. #929a9c
  9. #8c9193
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d3d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d4dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcfdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2d9d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d5dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d2dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d8da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd6dd {
  color: #bbd6dd;
}
Background
.bg-bbd6dd {
  background-color: #bbd6dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd6dd {
  border: 2px solid #bbd6dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd6dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 214 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd6dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd6dd, #bbc5dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd6dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 214 221 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.08 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.12 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.41 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.38 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.30 #442922 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbd6dd  rgb(187, 214, 221)  hsl(192, 33%, 80%)  Pastel Blue
#ddc2bb  rgb(221, 194, 187)  hsl(12, 33%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite
#ddbbd6  rgb(221, 187, 214)  hsl(312, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#d6ddbb  rgb(214, 221, 187)  hsl(72, 33%, 80%)  Beige