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#BBC4E2

#bbc4e2 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbc4e2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 76.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 13.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 40.21% saturation and 80.98% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.5554

Complementary

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #e2d9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #e2c5bb
  3. #d8e2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbd8e2
  2. #bbc4e2
  3. #c5bbe2

Triadic

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #e2bbc4
  3. #c4e2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #d9bbe2
  3. #e2d9bb
  4. #c4e2bb

Square

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #e2bbd8
  3. #e2d9bb
  4. #bbe2c5

Monochromatic

  1. #5067b4
  2. #8595cb
  3. #bbc4e2
  4. #f1f3f9
  5. #f1f3f9

Shades

#bbc4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #a8b0cb
  3. #969db5
  4. #83899e
  5. #707688
  6. #5e6271
  7. #4b4e5a
  8. #383b44
  9. #25272d
  10. #131417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #c2cae5
  3. #c9d0e8
  4. #cfd6eb
  5. #d6dcee
  6. #dde2f1
  7. #e4e7f3
  8. #ebedf6
  9. #f1f3f9
  10. #f8f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc4e2
  2. #b5bdd8
  3. #afb6ce
  4. #a9b0c5
  5. #a3a9bb
  6. #9ea2b1
  7. #989ba7
  8. #92949d
  9. #8c8e94
  10. #86878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc6e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c3e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2c9ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc5e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac3e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6c7d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc4e2 {
  color: #bbc4e2;
}
Background
.bg-bbc4e2 {
  background-color: #bbc4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 196 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 40% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc4e2, #c5bbe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 196 226 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.18 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.37 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.63 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.40 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.41 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.41 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.81 #443b1d Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bbc4e2  rgb(187, 196, 226)  hsl(226, 40%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#e2d9bb  rgb(226, 217, 187)  hsl(46, 40%, 81%)  Pearl
#e2bbc4  rgb(226, 187, 196)  hsl(346, 40%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#c4e2bb  rgb(196, 226, 187)  hsl(106, 40%, 81%)  Tea Green