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#BBCEDE

#bbcede ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcede 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 7.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 207.43°, with 34.65% saturation and 80.2% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5998

Complementary

  1. #bbcede
  2. #decbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcede
  2. #debbbd
  3. #deddbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdedd
  2. #bbcede
  3. #bbbdde

Triadic

  1. #bbcede
  2. #debbce
  3. #cedebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcede
  2. #cbbbde
  3. #decbbb
  4. #cedebb

Square

  1. #bbcede
  2. #ddbbde
  3. #decbbb
  4. #bddebb

Monochromatic

  1. #5484ac
  2. #88a9c5
  3. #bbcede
  4. #eff3f7
  5. #f1f5f8

Shades

#bbcede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcede
  2. #a8b9c8
  3. #96a5b2
  4. #83909b
  5. #707c85
  6. #5e676f
  7. #4b5259
  8. #383e43
  9. #25292c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcede
  2. #c2d3e1
  3. #c9d8e5
  4. #cfdde8
  5. #d6e2eb
  6. #dde7ef
  7. #e4ebf2
  8. #ebf0f5
  9. #f1f5f8
  10. #f8fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcede
  2. #b5c6d5
  3. #afbecb
  4. #a9b7c2
  5. #a3afb8
  6. #9ea7af
  7. #989fa6
  8. #92979c
  9. #8c9093
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5ccd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8cedf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3cade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2d2d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3cedf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0cbde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcede {
  color: #bbcede;
}
Background
.bg-bbcede {
  background-color: #bbcede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcede {
  border: 2px solid #bbcede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 35% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcede, #bbbdde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 222 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 1.96 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.38 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.65 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.85 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.08 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.08 #443121 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbcede  rgb(187, 206, 222)  hsl(207, 35%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#decbbb  rgb(222, 203, 187)  hsl(27, 35%, 80%)  Bone
#debbce  rgb(222, 187, 206)  hsl(327, 35%, 80%)  Thistle
#cedebb  rgb(206, 222, 187)  hsl(87, 35%, 80%)  Tea Green