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#BBDBDA

#bbdbda ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdbda is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 85.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.46% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 178.13°, with 30.77% saturation and 79.61% 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 14.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6629

Complementary

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #dbbbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #dbbbcc
  3. #dbcabb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbca
  2. #bbdbda
  3. #bbccdb

Triadic

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #dabbdb
  3. #dbdabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #bbbcdb
  3. #dbbbbc
  4. #dbdabb

Square

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #cabbdb
  3. #dbbbbc
  4. #ccdbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #58a5a3
  2. #89c1bf
  3. #bbdbda
  4. #edf5f5
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bbdbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #a8c5c4
  3. #96afae
  4. #839999
  5. #708383
  6. #5e6e6d
  7. #4b5857
  8. #384241
  9. #252c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #c2dfde
  3. #c9e2e1
  4. #cfe6e5
  5. #d6e9e9
  6. #ddeded
  7. #e4f1f0
  8. #ebf4f4
  9. #f1f8f8
  10. #f8fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbda
  2. #b5d2d1
  3. #afc9c8
  4. #a9c0bf
  5. #a3b7b6
  6. #9eaead
  7. #98a4a4
  8. #929b9b
  9. #8c9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d3da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd9da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d6da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6dcda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbda {
  color: #bbdbda;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbda {
  background-color: #bbdbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbda {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbda, #bbccdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 218 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.27 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.29 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.47 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.27 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.49 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.49 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.90 #442425 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdbda  rgb(187, 219, 218)  hsl(178, 31%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dbbbbc  rgb(219, 187, 188)  hsl(358, 31%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#dabbdb  rgb(218, 187, 219)  hsl(298, 31%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbdabb  rgb(219, 218, 187)  hsl(58, 31%, 80%)  Pearl