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#BBDFEC

#bbdfec ≈ Light Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfec 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, 87.45% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 5.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 195.92°, with 56.32% saturation and 82.94% 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 14.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.694

Complementary

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #ecc8bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #ecbbc6
  3. #ece0bb

Analogous

  1. #bbece0
  2. #bbdfec
  3. #bbc6ec

Triadic

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #ecbbdf
  3. #dfecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #c8bbec
  3. #ecc8bb
  4. #dfecbb

Square

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #e0bbec
  3. #ecc8bb
  4. #c6ecbb

Monochromatic

  1. #43a7cb
  2. #7fc3db
  3. #bbdfec
  4. #eff7fb
  5. #eff7fb

Shades

#bbdfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #a8c9d4
  3. #96b2bd
  4. #839ca5
  5. #70868e
  6. #5e7076
  7. #4b595e
  8. #384347
  9. #252d2f
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #c2e2ee
  3. #c9e5f0
  4. #cfe9f2
  5. #d6ecf4
  6. #ddeff6
  7. #e4f2f7
  8. #ebf5f9
  9. #f1f9fb
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfec
  2. #b5d6e1
  3. #afccd6
  4. #a9c3cc
  5. #a3b9c1
  6. #9eb0b6
  7. #98a6ab
  8. #929da0
  9. #8c9396
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedbe1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7dded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd6ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ade3e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccdeec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8daec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3e2e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfec {
  color: #bbdfec;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfec {
  background-color: #bbdfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfec {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 56% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfec, #bbc6ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 236 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.53 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.57 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.98 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.33 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.40 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.43 #442013 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bbdfec  rgb(187, 223, 236)  hsl(196, 56%, 83%)  Light Blue
#ecc8bb  rgb(236, 200, 187)  hsl(16, 56%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#ecbbdf  rgb(236, 187, 223)  hsl(316, 56%, 83%)  Thistle
#dfecbb  rgb(223, 236, 187)  hsl(76, 56%, 83%)  Tea Green