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#BCBBDC

#bcbbdc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbdc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 241.82°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.514

Complementary

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #dbdcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #dcccbb
  3. #cadcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbcadc
  2. #bcbbdc
  3. #ccbbdc

Triadic

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #dcbcbb
  3. #bbdcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #dcbbdb
  3. #dbdcbb
  4. #bbdcbc

Square

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #dcbbca
  3. #dbdcbb
  4. #bbdccc

Monochromatic

  1. #5956a8
  2. #8a88c2
  3. #bcbbdc
  4. #eeedf6
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bcbbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #a9a8c6
  3. #9696b0
  4. #84839a
  5. #717084
  6. #5e5e6e
  7. #4b4b58
  8. #383842
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #c3c2e0
  3. #c9c9e3
  4. #d0cfe7
  5. #d7d6ea
  6. #deddee
  7. #e4e4f1
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbdc
  2. #b6b5d3
  3. #b0afca
  4. #aaa9c0
  5. #a4a3b7
  6. #9e9eae
  7. #9898a5
  8. #92929c
  9. #8c8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bfde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bcdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8becf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbdc {
  color: #bcbbdc;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbdc {
  background-color: #bcbbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbdc {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbdc, #ccbbdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 220 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.40 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.57 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.52 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.09 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.58 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.71 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.98 #434423 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bcbbdc  rgb(188, 187, 220)  hsl(242, 32%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbdcbb  rgb(219, 220, 187)  hsl(62, 32%, 80%)  Beige
#dcbcbb  rgb(220, 188, 187)  hsl(2, 32%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bbdcbc  rgb(187, 220, 188)  hsl(122, 32%, 80%)  Celadon