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#BBDBDC

#bbdbdc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdbdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 181.82°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% 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 14.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.664

Complementary

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #dcbcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #dcbbca
  3. #dcccbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdccc
  2. #bbdbdc
  3. #bbcadc

Triadic

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #dcbbdb
  3. #dbdcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #bcbbdc
  3. #dcbcbb
  4. #dbdcbb

Square

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #ccbbdc
  3. #dcbcbb
  4. #cadcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #56a5a8
  2. #88c0c2
  3. #bbdbdc
  4. #edf6f6
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bbdbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #a8c5c6
  3. #96afb0
  4. #83999a
  5. #708384
  6. #5e6e6e
  7. #4b5858
  8. #384242
  9. #252c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #c2dfe0
  3. #c9e2e3
  4. #cfe6e7
  5. #d6e9ea
  6. #ddedee
  7. #e4f1f1
  8. #ebf4f5
  9. #f1f8f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbdc
  2. #b5d2d3
  3. #afc9ca
  4. #a9c0c0
  5. #a3b7b7
  6. #9eaeae
  7. #98a4a5
  8. #929b9c
  9. #8c9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d3dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d6dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dcdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbdc {
  color: #bbdbdc;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbdc {
  background-color: #bbdbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbdc {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbdc, #bbcadc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 220 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.90 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.82 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.90 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.44 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.53 #442423 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdbdc  rgb(187, 219, 220)  hsl(182, 32%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dcbcbb  rgb(220, 188, 187)  hsl(2, 32%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#dcbbdb  rgb(220, 187, 219)  hsl(302, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbdcbb  rgb(219, 220, 187)  hsl(62, 32%, 80%)  Beige