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#BBBBDE

#bbbbde ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbbde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 34.65% saturation and 80.2% 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 6.08.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5138

Complementary

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #dedebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #decdbb
  3. #cddebb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdde
  2. #bbbbde
  3. #cdbbde

Triadic

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #debbbb
  3. #bbdebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #debbde
  3. #dedebb
  4. #bbdebb

Square

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #debbcd
  3. #dedebb
  4. #bbdecd

Monochromatic

  1. #5454ac
  2. #8888c5
  3. #bbbbde
  4. #efeff7
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#bbbbde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #a8a8c8
  3. #9696b2
  4. #83839b
  5. #707085
  6. #5e5e6f
  7. #4b4b59
  8. #383843
  9. #25252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #c2c2e1
  3. #c9c9e5
  4. #cfcfe8
  5. #d6d6eb
  6. #ddddef
  7. #e4e4f2
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f1f1f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbde
  2. #b5b5d5
  3. #afafcb
  4. #a9a9c2
  5. #a3a3b8
  6. #9e9eaf
  7. #9898a6
  8. #92929c
  9. #8c8c93
  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 #b3bfe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bddd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bcdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bed0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbde {
  color: #bbbbde;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbde {
  background-color: #bbbbde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbde {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 35% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbde, #cdbbde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 222 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.08 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.11 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.60 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.14 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.23 #444421 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bbbbde  rgb(187, 187, 222)  hsl(240, 35%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dedebb  rgb(222, 222, 187)  hsl(60, 35%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#debbbb  rgb(222, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 35%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bbdebb  rgb(187, 222, 187)  hsl(120, 35%, 80%)  Celadon