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#BBF0FF

#bbf0ff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbf0ff is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 94.12% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 193.24°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 17.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.801

Complementary

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #ffcabb

Split complementary

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #ffbbce
  3. #ffecbb

Analogous

  1. #bbffec
  2. #bbf0ff
  3. #bbceff

Triadic

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #ffbbf0
  3. #f0ffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #cabbff
  3. #ffcabb
  4. #f0ffbb

Square

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #ecbbff
  3. #ffcabb
  4. #ceffbb

Monochromatic

  1. #22ceff
  2. #6fdfff
  3. #bbf0ff
  4. #ebfaff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#bbf0ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #a8d8e6
  3. #96c0cc
  4. #83a8b3
  5. #709099
  6. #5e7880
  7. #4b6066
  8. #38484d
  9. #253033
  10. #13181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf0ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #c2f2ff
  3. #c9f3ff
  4. #cff5ff
  5. #d6f6ff
  6. #ddf8ff
  7. #e4f9ff
  8. #ebfbff
  9. #f1fcff
  10. #f8feff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf0ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf0ff
  2. #b5e5f2
  3. #afdae6
  4. #a9ced9
  5. #a3c3cc
  6. #9eb8c0
  7. #98adb3
  8. #92a2a6
  9. #8c9699
  10. #868b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7ebf1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ecff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dae4ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5f6f4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6eeff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfe9ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aef3f9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf0ff {
  color: #bbf0ff;
}
Background
.bg-bbf0ff {
  background-color: #bbf0ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf0ff {
  border: 2px solid #bbf0ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf0ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 240 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf0ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf0ff, #bbceff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf0ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 240 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.45 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.88 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.45 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.94 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.20 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.65 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.34 #440f00 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#bbf0ff  rgb(187, 240, 255)  hsl(193, 100%, 87%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffcabb  rgb(255, 202, 187)  hsl(13, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#ffbbf0  rgb(255, 187, 240)  hsl(313, 100%, 87%)  Plum
#f0ffbb  rgb(240, 255, 187)  hsl(73, 100%, 87%)  Cream