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#BBDFDC

#bbdfdc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfdc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175°, 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 14.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.6851

Complementary

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #dfbbbe

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #dfbbd0
  3. #dfcabb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfca
  2. #bbdfdc
  3. #bbd0df

Triadic

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #dcbbdf
  3. #dfdcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #bbbedf
  3. #dfbbbe
  4. #dfdcbb

Square

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #cabbdf
  3. #dfbbbe
  4. #d0dfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53aea6
  2. #87c7c1
  3. #bbdfdc
  4. #eff7f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bbdfdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #a8c9c6
  3. #96b2b0
  4. #839c9a
  5. #708684
  6. #5e706e
  7. #4b5958
  8. #384342
  9. #252d2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #c2e2e0
  3. #c9e5e3
  4. #cfe9e7
  5. #d6ecea
  6. #ddefee
  7. #e4f2f1
  8. #ebf5f5
  9. #f1f9f8
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfdc
  2. #b5d6d3
  3. #afccca
  4. #a9c3c0
  5. #a3b9b7
  6. #9eb0ae
  7. #98a6a5
  8. #929d9c
  9. #8c9392
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdbdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e1de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdddc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad9dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e0dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfdc {
  color: #bbdfdc;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfdc {
  background-color: #bbdfdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfdc {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfdc, #bbd0df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 220 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.18 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.00 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.09 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.26 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.48 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.08 #442023 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfdc  rgb(187, 223, 220)  hsl(175, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbbe  rgb(223, 187, 190)  hsl(355, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dcbbdf  rgb(220, 187, 223)  hsl(295, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfdcbb  rgb(223, 220, 187)  hsl(55, 36%, 80%)  Pearl