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#BBDCDF

#bbdcdf ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdcdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 185°, 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 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.6708

Complementary

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #dfbebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #dfbbca
  3. #dfd0bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfd0
  2. #bbdcdf
  3. #bbcadf

Triadic

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #dfbbdc
  3. #dcdfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #bebbdf
  3. #dfbebb
  4. #dcdfbb

Square

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #d0bbdf
  3. #dfbebb
  4. #cadfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53a6ae
  2. #87c1c7
  3. #bbdcdf
  4. #eff7f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bbdcdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #a8c6c9
  3. #96b0b2
  4. #839a9c
  5. #708486
  6. #5e6e70
  7. #4b5859
  8. #384243
  9. #252c2d
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdcdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #c2e0e2
  3. #c9e3e5
  4. #cfe7e9
  5. #d6eaec
  6. #ddeeef
  7. #e4f1f2
  8. #ebf5f5
  9. #f1f8f9
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdcdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdcdf
  2. #b5d3d6
  3. #afcacc
  4. #a9c0c3
  5. #a3b7b9
  6. #9eaeb0
  7. #98a5a6
  8. #929c9d
  9. #8c9293
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d9df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d4df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dfdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccdadf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d7df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dede ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdcdf {
  color: #bbdcdf;
}
Background
.bg-bbdcdf {
  background-color: #bbdcdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdcdf {
  border: 2px solid #bbdcdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdcdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 220 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdcdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdcdf, #bbcadf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdcdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 220 223 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.48 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.64 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.09 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.73 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.43 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.59 #442320 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdcdf  rgb(187, 220, 223)  hsl(185, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbebb  rgb(223, 190, 187)  hsl(5, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dfbbdc  rgb(223, 187, 220)  hsl(305, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dcdfbb  rgb(220, 223, 187)  hsl(65, 36%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow