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#BBDCDA

#bbdcda ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdcda is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 86.27% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 176.36°, 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 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6681

Complementary

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #dcbbbd

Split complementary

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #dcbbcd
  3. #dcc9bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdcc9
  2. #bbdcda
  3. #bbcddc

Triadic

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #dabbdc
  3. #dcdabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #bbbddc
  3. #dcbbbd
  4. #dcdabb

Square

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #c9bbdc
  3. #dcbbbd
  4. #cddcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #56a8a3
  2. #88c2bf
  3. #bbdcda
  4. #edf6f5
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bbdcda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #a8c6c4
  3. #96b0ae
  4. #839a99
  5. #708483
  6. #5e6e6d
  7. #4b5857
  8. #384241
  9. #252c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdcda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #c2e0de
  3. #c9e3e1
  4. #cfe7e5
  5. #d6eae9
  6. #ddeeed
  7. #e4f1f0
  8. #ebf5f4
  9. #f1f8f8
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdcda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdcda
  2. #b5d3d1
  3. #afcac8
  4. #a9c0bf
  5. #a3b7b6
  6. #9eaead
  7. #98a5a4
  8. #929c9b
  9. #8c9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd8d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d8da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d3da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2dedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cddada ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9d7da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6dddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdcda {
  color: #bbdcda;
}
Background
.bg-bbdcda {
  background-color: #bbdcda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdcda {
  border: 2px solid #bbdcda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdcda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 220 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdcda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdcda, #bbcddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdcda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 220 218 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.32 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.51 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.73 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.91 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.75 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.05 #442325 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdcda  rgb(187, 220, 218)  hsl(176, 32%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dcbbbd  rgb(220, 187, 189)  hsl(356, 32%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dabbdc  rgb(218, 187, 220)  hsl(296, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#dcdabb  rgb(220, 218, 187)  hsl(56, 32%, 80%)  Pearl