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#BBC8CD

#bbc8cd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbc8cd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.43% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 196.67°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5628

Complementary

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #cdc0bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #cdbbbf
  3. #cdc9bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdc9
  2. #bbc8cd
  3. #bbbfcd

Triadic

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #cdbbc8
  3. #c8cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #c0bbcd
  3. #cdc0bb
  4. #c8cdbb

Square

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #c9bbcd
  3. #cdc0bb
  4. #bfcdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #65808a
  2. #8fa4ad
  3. #bbc8cd
  4. #e7eced
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#bbc8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #a8b4b9
  3. #96a0a4
  4. #838c90
  5. #70787b
  6. #5e6467
  7. #4b5052
  8. #383c3e
  9. #252829
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #c2ced2
  3. #c9d3d7
  4. #cfd9dc
  5. #d6dee1
  6. #dde4e6
  7. #e4e9eb
  8. #ebeff0
  9. #f1f4f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc8cd
  2. #b5c1c5
  3. #afbabe
  4. #a9b2b6
  5. #a3abae
  6. #9ea4a7
  7. #989d9f
  8. #929697
  9. #8c8e8f
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c7c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c7cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c5cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8c9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc8cd {
  color: #bbc8cd;
}
Background
.bg-bbc8cd {
  background-color: #bbc8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc8cd {
  border: 2px solid #bbc8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 200 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc8cd, #bbbfcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 200 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.89 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.13 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.56 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.37 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.57 #443732 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbc8cd  rgb(187, 200, 205)  hsl(197, 15%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cdc0bb  rgb(205, 192, 187)  hsl(17, 15%, 77%)  Silver
#cdbbc8  rgb(205, 187, 200)  hsl(317, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c8cdbb  rgb(200, 205, 187)  hsl(77, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray