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#BBFAFF

#bbfaff ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbfaff 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, 98.04% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 184.41°, 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 18.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.8616

Complementary

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #ffc0bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #ffbbd8
  3. #ffe2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbffe2
  2. #bbfaff
  3. #bbd8ff

Triadic

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #ffbbfa
  3. #faffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #c0bbff
  3. #ffc0bb
  4. #faffbb

Square

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #e2bbff
  3. #ffc0bb
  4. #d8ffbb

Monochromatic

  1. #22efff
  2. #6ff4ff
  3. #bbfaff
  4. #ebfeff
  5. #ebfeff

Shades

#bbfaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #a8e1e6
  3. #96c8cc
  4. #83afb3
  5. #709699
  6. #5e7d80
  7. #4b6466
  8. #384b4d
  9. #253233
  10. #13191a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #c2fbff
  3. #c9fbff
  4. #cffcff
  5. #d6fcff
  6. #ddfdff
  7. #e4fdff
  8. #ebfeff
  9. #f1feff
  10. #f8ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfaff
  2. #b5eef2
  3. #afe2e6
  4. #a9d5d9
  5. #a3c9cc
  6. #9ebdc0
  7. #98b1b3
  8. #92a5a6
  9. #8c9899
  10. #868c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcf3f5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1f4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ebff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4fffb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddf7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5f1ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aefdfd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfaff {
  color: #bbfaff;
}
Background
.bg-bbfaff {
  background-color: #bbfaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfaff {
  border: 2px solid #bbfaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfaff, #bbd8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 255 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 3.27 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.32 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.95 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.15 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.30 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.72 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.24 #440500 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Celeste
#bbfaff  rgb(187, 250, 255)  hsl(184, 100%, 87%)  Celeste
#ffc0bb  rgb(255, 192, 187)  hsl(4, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#ffbbfa  rgb(255, 187, 250)  hsl(304, 100%, 87%)  Plum
#faffbb  rgb(250, 255, 187)  hsl(64, 100%, 87%)  Cream