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#BBEEFF

#bbeeff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbeeff is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 93.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 16.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#ccffff
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Relative luminance0.7893

Complementary

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #ffccbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #ffbbcc
  3. #ffeebb

Analogous

  1. #bbffee
  2. #bbeeff
  3. #bbccff

Triadic

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #ffbbee
  3. #eeffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #ccbbff
  3. #ffccbb
  4. #eeffbb

Square

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #eebbff
  3. #ffccbb
  4. #ccffbb

Monochromatic

  1. #22c8ff
  2. #6fdbff
  3. #bbeeff
  4. #ebfaff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#bbeeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #a8d6e6
  3. #96becc
  4. #83a7b3
  5. #708f99
  6. #5e7780
  7. #4b5f66
  8. #38474d
  9. #253033
  10. #13181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbeeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #c2f0ff
  3. #c9f1ff
  4. #cff3ff
  5. #d6f5ff
  6. #ddf7ff
  7. #e4f8ff
  8. #ebfaff
  9. #f1fcff
  10. #f8fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbeeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbeeff
  2. #b5e3f2
  3. #afd8e6
  4. #a9cdd9
  5. #a3c2cc
  6. #9eb7c0
  7. #98acb3
  8. #92a1a6
  9. #8c9699
  10. #868b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e9f0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3ebff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9e2ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6f4f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ecff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cde7ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aff2f8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbeeff {
  color: #bbeeff;
}
Background
.bg-bbeeff {
  background-color: #bbeeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbeeff {
  border: 2px solid #bbeeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbeeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbeeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbeeff, #bbccff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbeeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.31 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.99 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.32 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.31 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.90 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.14 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.76 #441100 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#bbeeff  rgb(187, 238, 255)  hsl(195, 100%, 87%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffccbb  rgb(255, 204, 187)  hsl(15, 100%, 87%)  Zinnwaldite
#ffbbee  rgb(255, 187, 238)  hsl(315, 100%, 87%)  Plum
#eeffbb  rgb(238, 255, 187)  hsl(75, 100%, 87%)  Cream