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#BBCDCE

#bbcdce ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcdce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 183.16°, with 16.24% saturation and 77.06% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5868

Complementary

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #cebcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #cebbc4
  3. #cec6bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcec6
  2. #bbcdce
  3. #bbc4ce

Triadic

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #cebbcd
  3. #cdcebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #bcbbce
  3. #cebcbb
  4. #cdcebb

Square

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #c6bbce
  3. #cebcbb
  4. #c4cebb

Monochromatic

  1. #65898b
  2. #8facae
  3. #bbcdce
  4. #e7eeee
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcdce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #a8b9b9
  3. #96a4a5
  4. #839090
  5. #707b7c
  6. #5e6767
  7. #4b5252
  8. #383e3e
  9. #252929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #c2d2d3
  3. #c9d7d8
  4. #cfdcdd
  5. #d6e1e2
  6. #dde6e7
  7. #e4ebeb
  8. #ebf0f0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdce
  2. #b5c5c6
  3. #afbebe
  4. #a9b6b7
  5. #a3aeaf
  6. #9ea7a7
  7. #989f9f
  8. #929797
  9. #8c8f90
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacbce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c8ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4ccce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cace ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdce {
  color: #bbcdce;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdce {
  background-color: #bbcdce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdce {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 16% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdce, #bbc4ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 206 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.18 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.12 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.23 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.48 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.62 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.64 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.95 #443231 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcdce  rgb(187, 205, 206)  hsl(183, 16%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cebcbb  rgb(206, 188, 187)  hsl(3, 16%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cebbcd  rgb(206, 187, 205)  hsl(303, 16%, 77%)  Thistle
#cdcebb  rgb(205, 206, 187)  hsl(63, 16%, 77%)  Bone