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#BBCEDD

#bbcedd ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcedd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.78% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 6.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 206.47°, with 33.33% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5993

Complementary

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #ddcabb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #ddbbbd
  3. #dddbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdddb
  2. #bbcedd
  3. #bbbddd

Triadic

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #ddbbce
  3. #ceddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #cabbdd
  3. #ddcabb
  4. #ceddbb

Square

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #dbbbdd
  3. #ddcabb
  4. #bdddbb

Monochromatic

  1. #5585aa
  2. #88a9c3
  3. #bbcedd
  4. #eef3f6
  5. #f1f5f8

Shades

#bbcedd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #a8b9c7
  3. #96a5b1
  4. #83909b
  5. #707c85
  6. #5e676f
  7. #4b5258
  8. #383e42
  9. #25292c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcedd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #c2d3e0
  3. #c9d8e4
  4. #cfdde7
  5. #d6e2eb
  6. #dde7ee
  7. #e4ebf1
  8. #ebf0f5
  9. #f1f5f8
  10. #f8fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcedd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcedd
  2. #b5c6d4
  3. #afbeca
  4. #a9b7c1
  5. #a3afb8
  6. #9ea7af
  7. #989fa5
  8. #92979c
  9. #8c9093
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5ccd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8cede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cadd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2d2d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3cedd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0cbdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcedd {
  color: #bbcedd;
}
Background
.bg-bbcedd {
  background-color: #bbcedd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcedd {
  border: 2px solid #bbcedd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcedd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcedd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcedd, #bbbddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcedd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 221 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.02 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.29 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.50 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.03 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.90 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.90 #443122 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbcedd  rgb(187, 206, 221)  hsl(206, 33%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#ddcabb  rgb(221, 202, 187)  hsl(26, 33%, 80%)  Desert Sand
#ddbbce  rgb(221, 187, 206)  hsl(326, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#ceddbb  rgb(206, 221, 187)  hsl(86, 33%, 80%)  Tea Green