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#BBCECD

#bbcecd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcecd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 176.84°, 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5912

Complementary

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #cebbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #cebbc6
  3. #cec4bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcec4
  2. #bbcecd
  3. #bbc6ce

Triadic

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #cdbbce
  3. #cecdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #bbbcce
  3. #cebbbc
  4. #cecdbb

Square

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #c4bbce
  3. #cebbbc
  4. #c6cebb

Monochromatic

  1. #658b89
  2. #8faeac
  3. #bbcecd
  4. #e7eeee
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #a8b9b9
  3. #96a5a4
  4. #839090
  5. #707c7b
  6. #5e6767
  7. #4b5252
  8. #383e3e
  9. #252929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #c2d3d2
  3. #c9d8d7
  4. #cfdddc
  5. #d6e2e1
  6. #dde7e6
  7. #e4ebeb
  8. #ebf0f0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcecd
  2. #b5c6c5
  3. #afbebe
  4. #a9b7b6
  5. #a3afae
  6. #9ea7a7
  7. #989f9f
  8. #929797
  9. #8c908f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cccb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5cdcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cbcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cfcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcecd {
  color: #bbcecd;
}
Background
.bg-bbcecd {
  background-color: #bbcecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcecd {
  border: 2px solid #bbcecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 16% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcecd, #bbc6ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.06 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.77 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.93 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.20 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.42 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.46 #443132 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bbcecd  rgb(187, 206, 205)  hsl(177, 16%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cebbbc  rgb(206, 187, 188)  hsl(357, 16%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cdbbce  rgb(205, 187, 206)  hsl(297, 16%, 77%)  Thistle
#cecdbb  rgb(206, 205, 187)  hsl(57, 16%, 77%)  Bone