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#BBBCDB

#bbbcdb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbcdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 238.12°, with 30.77% saturation and 79.61% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5165

Complementary

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #dbdabb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #dbcabb
  3. #ccdbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbccdb
  2. #bbbcdb
  3. #cabbdb

Triadic

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #dbbbbc
  3. #bcdbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #dabbdb
  3. #dbdabb
  4. #bcdbbb

Square

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #dbbbcc
  3. #dbdabb
  4. #bbdbca

Monochromatic

  1. #585aa5
  2. #898bc1
  3. #bbbcdb
  4. #ededf5
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bbbcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #a8a9c5
  3. #9696af
  4. #838499
  5. #707183
  6. #5e5e6e
  7. #4b4b58
  8. #383842
  9. #25262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #c2c3df
  3. #c9c9e2
  4. #cfd0e6
  5. #d6d7e9
  6. #dddeed
  7. #e4e4f1
  8. #ebebf4
  9. #f1f2f8
  10. #f8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbcdb
  2. #b5b6d2
  3. #afb0c9
  4. #a9aac0
  5. #a3a4b7
  6. #9e9eae
  7. #9898a4
  8. #92929b
  9. #8c8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bfdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bdda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bdda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bfcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbcdb {
  color: #bbbcdb;
}
Background
.bg-bbbcdb {
  background-color: #bbbcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbcdb {
  border: 2px solid #bbbcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbcdb, #cabbdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.03 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.86 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.58 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.62 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.72 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.57 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.24 #444324 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bbbcdb  rgb(187, 188, 219)  hsl(238, 31%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbdabb  rgb(219, 218, 187)  hsl(58, 31%, 80%)  Pearl
#dbbbbc  rgb(219, 187, 188)  hsl(358, 31%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bcdbbb  rgb(188, 219, 187)  hsl(118, 31%, 80%)  Celadon