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#BBCBCD

#bbcbcd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcbcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 79.61% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 186.67°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5768

Complementary

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #cdbdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #cdbbc2
  3. #cdc6bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdc6
  2. #bbcbcd
  3. #bbc2cd

Triadic

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #cdbbcb
  3. #cbcdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #bdbbcd
  3. #cdbdbb
  4. #cbcdbb

Square

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #c6bbcd
  3. #cdbdbb
  4. #c2cdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #65868a
  2. #8fa9ad
  3. #bbcbcd
  4. #e7eded
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #a8b7b9
  3. #96a2a4
  4. #838e90
  5. #707a7b
  6. #5e6667
  7. #4b5152
  8. #383d3e
  9. #252929
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #c2d0d2
  3. #c9d5d7
  4. #cfdbdc
  5. #d6e0e1
  6. #dde5e6
  7. #e4eaeb
  8. #ebeff0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbcd
  2. #b5c4c5
  3. #afbcbe
  4. #a9b5b6
  5. #a3adae
  6. #9ea6a7
  7. #989e9f
  8. #929797
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c9ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c7cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3cacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c8cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbcd {
  color: #bbcbcd;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbcd {
  background-color: #bbcbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbcd {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbcd, #bbc2cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.87 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.32 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.81 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.06 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.33 #443432 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcbcd  rgb(187, 203, 205)  hsl(187, 15%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cdbdbb  rgb(205, 189, 187)  hsl(7, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cdbbcb  rgb(205, 187, 203)  hsl(307, 15%, 77%)  Thistle
#cbcdbb  rgb(203, 205, 187)  hsl(67, 15%, 77%)  Bone