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#BBBBDD

#bbbbdd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbdd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 33.33% saturation and 80% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5133

Complementary

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #ddddbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #ddccbb
  3. #ccddbb

Analogous

  1. #bbccdd
  2. #bbbbdd
  3. #ccbbdd

Triadic

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #ddbbbb
  3. #bbddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #ddbbdd
  3. #ddddbb
  4. #bbddbb

Square

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #ddbbcc
  3. #ddddbb
  4. #bbddcc

Monochromatic

  1. #5555aa
  2. #8888c3
  3. #bbbbdd
  4. #eeeef6
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#bbbbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #a8a8c7
  3. #9696b1
  4. #83839b
  5. #707085
  6. #5e5e6f
  7. #4b4b58
  8. #383842
  9. #25252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #c2c2e0
  3. #c9c9e4
  4. #cfcfe7
  5. #d6d6eb
  6. #ddddee
  7. #e4e4f1
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f1f1f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbdd
  2. #b5b5d4
  3. #afafca
  4. #a9a9c1
  5. #a3a3b8
  6. #9e9eaf
  7. #9898a5
  8. #92929c
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bfdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bdde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bcdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bed0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbdd {
  color: #bbbbdd;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbdd {
  background-color: #bbbbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbdd {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbdd, #ccbbdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 221 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.08 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.33 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.93 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.28 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.04 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.11 #444422 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bbbbdd  rgb(187, 187, 221)  hsl(240, 33%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ddddbb  rgb(221, 221, 187)  hsl(60, 33%, 80%)  Beige
#ddbbbb  rgb(221, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 33%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bbddbb  rgb(187, 221, 187)  hsl(120, 33%, 80%)  Celadon