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#BBDBFB

#bbdbfb ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbdbfb is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 85.88% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.5% cyan, 12.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 88.89% saturation and 85.88% 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 14.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.6819

Complementary

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #fbdbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #fbbbbb
  3. #fbfbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbfbfb
  2. #bbdbfb
  3. #bbbbfb

Triadic

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #fbbbdb
  3. #dbfbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #dbbbfb
  3. #fbdbbb
  4. #dbfbbb

Square

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #fbbbfb
  3. #fbdbbb
  4. #bbfbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a8ef3
  2. #73b5f7
  3. #bbdbfb
  4. #ecf5fe
  5. #ecf5fe

Shades

#bbdbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #a8c5e2
  3. #96afc9
  4. #8399b0
  5. #708397
  6. #5e6e7e
  7. #4b5864
  8. #38424b
  9. #252c32
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #c2dffb
  3. #c9e2fc
  4. #cfe6fc
  5. #d6e9fd
  6. #ddedfd
  7. #e4f1fd
  8. #ebf4fe
  9. #f1f8fe
  10. #f8fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbfb
  2. #b5d2ef
  3. #afc9e2
  4. #a9c0d6
  5. #a3b7ca
  6. #9eaebe
  7. #98a4b1
  8. #929ba5
  9. #8c9299
  10. #86898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd9e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfdbfd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d4fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9e2e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7dbfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2d7fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1dfee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbfb {
  color: #bbdbfb;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbfb {
  background-color: #bbdbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbfb {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbfb, #bbbbfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 251 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.77 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.32 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.16 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.33 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.70 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.96 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.76 #442404 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbdbfb  rgb(187, 219, 251)  hsl(210, 89%, 86%)  Pale Aqua
#fbdbbb  rgb(251, 219, 187)  hsl(30, 89%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#fbbbdb  rgb(251, 187, 219)  hsl(330, 89%, 86%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dbfbbb  rgb(219, 251, 187)  hsl(90, 89%, 86%)  Tea Green