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#BBDBEF

#bbdbef ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdbef is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 85.88% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 8.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 203.08°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 0.95.

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Relative luminance0.6746

Complementary

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #efcfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #efbbc1
  3. #efe9bb

Analogous

  1. #bbefe9
  2. #bbdbef
  3. #bbc1ef

Triadic

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #efbbdb
  3. #dbefbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #cfbbef
  3. #efcfbb
  4. #dbefbb

Square

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #e9bbef
  3. #efcfbb
  4. #c1efbb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f99d2
  2. #7dbae0
  3. #bbdbef
  4. #eef6fb
  5. #eef6fb

Shades

#bbdbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #a8c5d7
  3. #96afbf
  4. #8399a7
  5. #70838f
  6. #5e6e78
  7. #4b5860
  8. #384248
  9. #252c30
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #c2dff1
  3. #c9e2f2
  4. #cfe6f4
  5. #d6e9f5
  6. #ddedf7
  7. #e4f1f9
  8. #ebf4fa
  9. #f1f8fc
  10. #f8fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbef
  2. #b5d2e4
  3. #afc9d9
  4. #a9c0ce
  5. #a3b7c3
  6. #9eaeb8
  7. #98a4ac
  8. #929ba1
  9. #8c9296
  10. #86898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd8e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2daf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd4ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ade0e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9daf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d7ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2dee7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbef {
  color: #bbdbef;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbef {
  background-color: #bbdbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbef {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbef, #bbc1ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 239 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 0.95 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.55 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.79 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.46 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.98 #442410 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bbdbef  rgb(187, 219, 239)  hsl(203, 62%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#efcfbb  rgb(239, 207, 187)  hsl(23, 62%, 84%)  Desert Sand
#efbbdb  rgb(239, 187, 219)  hsl(323, 62%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dbefbb  rgb(219, 239, 187)  hsl(83, 62%, 84%)  Tea Green