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#BBCDCD

#bbcdcd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcdcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5864

Complementary

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #cdbbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #cdbbc4
  3. #cdc4bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdc4
  2. #bbcdcd
  3. #bbc4cd

Triadic

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #cdbbcd
  3. #cdcdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #bbbbcd
  3. #cdbbbb
  4. #cdcdbb

Square

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #c4bbcd
  3. #cdbbbb
  4. #c4cdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #658a8a
  2. #8fadad
  3. #bbcdcd
  4. #e7eded
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #a8b9b9
  3. #96a4a4
  4. #839090
  5. #707b7b
  6. #5e6767
  7. #4b5252
  8. #383e3e
  9. #252929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #c2d2d2
  3. #c9d7d7
  4. #cfdcdc
  5. #d6e1e1
  6. #dde6e6
  7. #e4ebeb
  8. #ebf0f0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdcd
  2. #b5c5c5
  3. #afbebe
  4. #a9b6b6
  5. #a3aeae
  6. #9ea7a7
  7. #989f9f
  8. #929797
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cacd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdcd {
  color: #bbcdcd;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdcd {
  background-color: #bbcdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdcd {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdcd, #bbc4cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.74 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.87 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.88 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.98 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.06 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.06 #443232 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcdcd  rgb(187, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 15%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cdbbbb  rgb(205, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cdbbcd  rgb(205, 187, 205)  hsl(300, 15%, 77%)  Thistle
#cdcdbb  rgb(205, 205, 187)  hsl(60, 15%, 77%)  Bone