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#BBDFDF

#bbdfdf ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 14.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.6867

Complementary

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #dfbbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #dfbbcd
  3. #dfcdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfcd
  2. #bbdfdf
  3. #bbcddf

Triadic

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #dfbbdf
  3. #dfdfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #bbbbdf
  3. #dfbbbb
  4. #dfdfbb

Square

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #cdbbdf
  3. #dfbbbb
  4. #cddfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53aeae
  2. #87c7c7
  3. #bbdfdf
  4. #eff7f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bbdfdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #a8c9c9
  3. #96b2b2
  4. #839c9c
  5. #708686
  6. #5e7070
  7. #4b5959
  8. #384343
  9. #252d2d
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #c2e2e2
  3. #c9e5e5
  4. #cfe9e9
  5. #d6ecec
  6. #ddefef
  7. #e4f2f2
  8. #ebf5f5
  9. #f1f9f9
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfdf
  2. #b5d6d6
  3. #afcccc
  4. #a9c3c3
  5. #a3b9b9
  6. #9eb0b0
  7. #98a6a6
  8. #929d9d
  9. #8c9393
  10. #868a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadbdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d6df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0e2df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cedddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad9df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfdf {
  color: #bbdfdf;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfdf {
  background-color: #bbdfdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfdf {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfdf, #bbcddf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 223 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.25 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.98 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.09 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.76 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.25 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.51 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.23 #442020 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfdf  rgb(187, 223, 223)  hsl(180, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbbb  rgb(223, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dfbbdf  rgb(223, 187, 223)  hsl(300, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfdfbb  rgb(223, 223, 187)  hsl(60, 36%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow