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#bbbfdf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbbfdf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 74.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 233.33°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5315

Complementary

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #dfdbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #dfc9bb
  3. #d1dfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbd1df
  2. #bbbfdf
  3. #c9bbdf

Triadic

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #dfbbbf
  3. #bfdfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #dbbbdf
  3. #dfdbbb
  4. #bfdfbb

Square

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #dfbbd1
  3. #dfdbbb
  4. #bbdfc9

Monochromatic

  1. #535dae
  2. #878ec7
  3. #bbbfdf
  4. #eff0f7
  5. #f1f2f8

Shades

#bbbfdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #a8acc9
  3. #9699b2
  4. #83869c
  5. #707386
  6. #5e6070
  7. #4b4c59
  8. #383943
  9. #25262d
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbfdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #c2c5e2
  3. #c9cce5
  4. #cfd2e9
  5. #d6d9ec
  6. #dddfef
  7. #e4e5f2
  8. #ebecf5
  9. #f1f2f9
  10. #f8f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbfdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbfdf
  2. #b5b9d6
  3. #afb2cc
  4. #a9acc3
  5. #a3a6b9
  6. #9ea0b0
  7. #9899a6
  8. #92939d
  9. #8c8d93
  10. #86868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec0ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c2e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c0de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3c4c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c1e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bfde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6c2d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbfdf {
  color: #bbbfdf;
}
Background
.bg-bbbfdf {
  background-color: #bbbfdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbfdf {
  border: 2px solid #bbbfdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbfdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbfdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbfdf, #c9bbdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbfdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 223 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.85 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.21 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.47 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.24 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.13 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.82 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.84 #444020 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bbbfdf  rgb(187, 191, 223)  hsl(233, 36%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dfdbbb  rgb(223, 219, 187)  hsl(53, 36%, 80%)  Pearl
#dfbbbf  rgb(223, 187, 191)  hsl(353, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bfdfbb  rgb(191, 223, 187)  hsl(113, 36%, 80%)  Tea Green