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#BBDCDB

#bbdcdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdcdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 178.18°, 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 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6687

Complementary

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #dcbbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #dcbbcc
  3. #dccabb

Analogous

  1. #bbdcca
  2. #bbdcdb
  3. #bbccdc

Triadic

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #dbbbdc
  3. #dcdbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #bbbcdc
  3. #dcbbbc
  4. #dcdbbb

Square

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #cabbdc
  3. #dcbbbc
  4. #ccdcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #56a8a5
  2. #88c2c0
  3. #bbdcdb
  4. #edf6f6
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bbdcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #a8c6c5
  3. #96b0af
  4. #839a99
  5. #708483
  6. #5e6e6e
  7. #4b5858
  8. #384242
  9. #252c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #c2e0df
  3. #c9e3e2
  4. #cfe7e6
  5. #d6eae9
  6. #ddeeed
  7. #e4f1f1
  8. #ebf5f4
  9. #f1f8f8
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdcdb
  2. #b5d3d2
  3. #afcac9
  4. #a9c0c0
  5. #a3b7b7
  6. #9eaeae
  7. #98a5a4
  8. #929c9b
  9. #8c9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd8d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d8db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d3db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dedc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cddadb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9d7db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdcdb {
  color: #bbdcdb;
}
Background
.bg-bbdcdb {
  background-color: #bbdcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdcdb {
  border: 2px solid #bbdcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 220 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdcdb, #bbccdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 220 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.05 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.30 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.68 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.95 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.38 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.73 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.74 #442324 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdcdb  rgb(187, 220, 219)  hsl(178, 32%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dcbbbc  rgb(220, 187, 188)  hsl(358, 32%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dbbbdc  rgb(219, 187, 220)  hsl(298, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#dcdbbb  rgb(220, 219, 187)  hsl(58, 32%, 80%)  Pearl