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#BBDBDF

#bbdbdf ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdbdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 186.67°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% 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 14.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.6656

Complementary

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #dfbfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #dfbbc9
  3. #dfd1bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfd1
  2. #bbdbdf
  3. #bbc9df

Triadic

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #dfbbdb
  3. #dbdfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #bfbbdf
  3. #dfbfbb
  4. #dbdfbb

Square

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #d1bbdf
  3. #dfbfbb
  4. #c9dfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53a4ae
  2. #87bfc7
  3. #bbdbdf
  4. #eff7f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bbdbdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #a8c5c9
  3. #96afb2
  4. #83999c
  5. #708386
  6. #5e6e70
  7. #4b5859
  8. #384243
  9. #252c2d
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #c2dfe2
  3. #c9e2e5
  4. #cfe6e9
  5. #d6e9ec
  6. #ddedef
  7. #e4f1f2
  8. #ebf4f5
  9. #f1f8f9
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbdf
  2. #b5d2d6
  3. #afc9cc
  4. #a9c0c3
  5. #a3b7b9
  6. #9eaeb0
  7. #98a4a6
  8. #929b9d
  9. #8c9293
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd3df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dedc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d6df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dddd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbdf {
  color: #bbdbdf;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbdf {
  background-color: #bbdbdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbdf {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbdf, #bbc9df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 223 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.78 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.28 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.99 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.10 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.15 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.64 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.72 #442420 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdbdf  rgb(187, 219, 223)  hsl(187, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbfbb  rgb(223, 191, 187)  hsl(7, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dfbbdb  rgb(223, 187, 219)  hsl(307, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbdfbb  rgb(219, 223, 187)  hsl(67, 36%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow