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#BBDBDB

#bbdbdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdbdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.6634

Complementary

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #dbbbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #dbbbcb
  3. #dbcbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #bbdbdb
  3. #bbcbdb

Triadic

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #dbbbdb
  3. #dbdbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #bbbbdb
  3. #dbbbbb
  4. #dbdbbb

Square

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #cbbbdb
  3. #dbbbbb
  4. #cbdbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #58a5a5
  2. #89c1c1
  3. #bbdbdb
  4. #edf5f5
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bbdbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #a8c5c5
  3. #96afaf
  4. #839999
  5. #708383
  6. #5e6e6e
  7. #4b5858
  8. #384242
  9. #252c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #c2dfdf
  3. #c9e2e2
  4. #cfe6e6
  5. #d6e9e9
  6. #ddeded
  7. #e4f1f1
  8. #ebf4f4
  9. #f1f8f8
  10. #f8fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbdb
  2. #b5d2d2
  3. #afc9c9
  4. #a9c0c0
  5. #a3b7b7
  6. #9eaeae
  7. #98a4a4
  8. #929b9b
  9. #8c9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d3db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd9db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d6db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dcdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbdb {
  color: #bbdbdb;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbdb {
  background-color: #bbdbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbdb {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbdb, #bbcbdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.06 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.87 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.67 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.14 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.18 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.34 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.86 #442424 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdbdb  rgb(187, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 31%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dbbbbb  rgb(219, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 31%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#dbbbdb  rgb(219, 187, 219)  hsl(300, 31%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbdbbb  rgb(219, 219, 187)  hsl(60, 31%, 80%)  Pearl