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#BCCECE

#bccece ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bccece is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 80.78% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 15.52% saturation and 77.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5929

Complementary

  1. #bccece
  2. #cebcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bccece
  2. #cebcc5
  3. #cec5bc

Analogous

  1. #bccec5
  2. #bccece
  3. #bcc5ce

Triadic

  1. #bccece
  2. #cebcce
  3. #cecebc

Tetradic

  1. #bccece
  2. #bcbcce
  3. #cebcbc
  4. #cecebc

Square

  1. #bccece
  2. #c5bcce
  3. #cebcbc
  4. #c5cebc

Monochromatic

  1. #668b8b
  2. #90aeae
  3. #bccece
  4. #e8eeee
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bccece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bccece
  2. #a9b9b9
  3. #96a5a5
  4. #849090
  5. #717c7c
  6. #5e6767
  7. #4b5252
  8. #383e3e
  9. #262929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bccece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bccece
  2. #c3d3d3
  3. #c9d8d8
  4. #d0dddd
  5. #d7e2e2
  6. #dee7e7
  7. #e4ebeb
  8. #ebf0f0
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bccece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bccece
  2. #b6c6c6
  3. #b0bebe
  4. #aab7b7
  5. #a4afaf
  6. #9ea7a7
  7. #989f9f
  8. #929797
  9. #8c9090
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbccce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5cdce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cbce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9cfce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bccece {
  color: #bccece;
}
Background
.bg-bccece {
  background-color: #bccece;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bccece {
  border: 2px solid #bccece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bccece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 206 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 16% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bccece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bccece, #bcc5ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bccece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 206 206 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.69 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.88 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.03 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.83 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.93 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.98 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.98 #433131 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bccece  rgb(188, 206, 206)  hsl(180, 16%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cebcbc  rgb(206, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 16%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cebcce  rgb(206, 188, 206)  hsl(300, 16%, 77%)  Thistle
#cecebc  rgb(206, 206, 188)  hsl(60, 16%, 77%)  Bone