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#BBCDCC

#bbcdcc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcdcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.39% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 176.67°, 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5859

Complementary

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #cdbbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #cdbbc5
  3. #cdc3bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdc3
  2. #bbcdcc
  3. #bbc5cd

Triadic

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #ccbbcd
  3. #cdccbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #bbbccd
  3. #cdbbbc
  4. #cdccbb

Square

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #c3bbcd
  3. #cdbbbc
  4. #c5cdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #658a88
  2. #8fadab
  3. #bbcdcc
  4. #e7eded
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcdcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #a8b9b8
  3. #96a4a3
  4. #83908f
  5. #707b7a
  6. #5e6766
  7. #4b5252
  8. #383e3d
  9. #252929
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #c2d2d1
  3. #c9d7d6
  4. #cfdcdb
  5. #d6e1e0
  6. #dde6e6
  7. #e4ebeb
  8. #ebf0f0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdcc
  2. #b5c5c4
  3. #afbebd
  4. #a9b6b5
  5. #a3aeae
  6. #9ea7a6
  7. #989f9e
  8. #929797
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5cccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cacc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdcc {
  color: #bbcdcc;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdcc {
  background-color: #bbcdcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdcc {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdcc, #bbc5cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.01 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.40 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.53 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.18 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.19 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.19 #443233 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcdcc  rgb(187, 205, 204)  hsl(177, 15%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cdbbbc  rgb(205, 187, 188)  hsl(357, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#ccbbcd  rgb(204, 187, 205)  hsl(297, 15%, 77%)  Thistle
#cdccbb  rgb(205, 204, 187)  hsl(57, 15%, 77%)  Bone