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#BBCDCF

#bbcdcf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcdcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 186°, with 17.24% saturation and 77.25% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5873

Complementary

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #cfbdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #cfbbc3
  3. #cfc7bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcfc7
  2. #bbcdcf
  3. #bbc3cf

Triadic

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #cfbbcd
  3. #cdcfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #bdbbcf
  3. #cfbdbb
  4. #cdcfbb

Square

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #c7bbcf
  3. #cfbdbb
  4. #c3cfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #64898d
  2. #8eacaf
  3. #bbcdcf
  4. #e8eeef
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#bbcdcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #a8b9ba
  3. #96a4a6
  4. #839091
  5. #707b7c
  6. #5e6768
  7. #4b5253
  8. #383e3e
  9. #252929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #c2d2d4
  3. #c9d7d9
  4. #cfdcdd
  5. #d6e1e2
  6. #dde6e7
  7. #e4ebec
  8. #ebf0f1
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdcf
  2. #b5c5c7
  3. #afbebf
  4. #a9b6b7
  5. #a3aeaf
  6. #9ea7a8
  7. #989fa0
  8. #929798
  9. #8c8f90
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacbcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c8cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cacf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdcf {
  color: #bbcdcf;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdcf {
  background-color: #bbcdcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdcf {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 17% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdcf, #bbc3cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 207 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.52 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.61 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.00 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.22 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.86 #443230 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcdcf  rgb(187, 205, 207)  hsl(186, 17%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cfbdbb  rgb(207, 189, 187)  hsl(6, 17%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cfbbcd  rgb(207, 187, 205)  hsl(306, 17%, 77%)  Thistle
#cdcfbb  rgb(205, 207, 187)  hsl(66, 17%, 77%)  Bone