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#BBDEF1

#bbdef1 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdef1 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, 87.06% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.41% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 201.11°, with 65.85% saturation and 83.92% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.6916

Complementary

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #f1cebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #f1bbc3
  3. #f1e9bb

Analogous

  1. #bbf1e9
  2. #bbdef1
  3. #bbc3f1

Triadic

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #f1bbde
  3. #def1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #cebbf1
  3. #f1cebb
  4. #def1bb

Square

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #e9bbf1
  3. #f1cebb
  4. #c3f1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3ca0d7
  2. #7cbfe4
  3. #bbdef1
  4. #eef7fc
  5. #eef7fc

Shades

#bbdef1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #a8c8d9
  3. #96b2c1
  4. #839ba9
  5. #708591
  6. #5e6f79
  7. #4b5960
  8. #384348
  9. #252c30
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdef1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #c2e1f2
  3. #c9e5f4
  4. #cfe8f5
  5. #d6ebf7
  6. #ddeff8
  7. #e4f2f9
  8. #ebf5fb
  9. #f1f8fc
  10. #f8fcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdef1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdef1
  2. #b5d5e6
  3. #afcbda
  4. #a9c2cf
  5. #a3b8c4
  6. #9eafb9
  7. #98a6ad
  8. #929ca2
  9. #8c9397
  10. #86898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbe3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5dcf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdd6f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ace3e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbddf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6d9f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e1e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdef1 {
  color: #bbdef1;
}
Background
.bg-bbdef1 {
  background-color: #bbdef1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdef1 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdef1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdef1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 222 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 66% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdef1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdef1, #bbc3f1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdef1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 222 241 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 1.28 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.65 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.97 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.84 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.78 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.38 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.82 #44210e Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bbdef1  rgb(187, 222, 241)  hsl(201, 66%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#f1cebb  rgb(241, 206, 187)  hsl(21, 66%, 84%)  Desert Sand
#f1bbde  rgb(241, 187, 222)  hsl(321, 66%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#def1bb  rgb(222, 241, 187)  hsl(81, 66%, 84%)  Tea Green