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#BBCFEC

#bbcfec ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcfec is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 81.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 12.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 215.51°, with 56.32% saturation and 82.94% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.6125

Complementary

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #ecd8bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #ecbfbb
  3. #e7ecbb

Analogous

  1. #bbe7ec
  2. #bbcfec
  3. #bfbbec

Triadic

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #ecbbcf
  3. #cfecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #d8bbec
  3. #ecd8bb
  4. #cfecbb

Square

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #ecbbe7
  3. #ecd8bb
  4. #bbecbf

Monochromatic

  1. #437bcb
  2. #7fa5db
  3. #bbcfec
  4. #eff4fb
  5. #eff4fb

Shades

#bbcfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #a8bad4
  3. #96a6bd
  4. #8391a5
  5. #707c8e
  6. #5e6876
  7. #4b535e
  8. #383e47
  9. #25292f
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #c2d4ee
  3. #c9d9f0
  4. #cfddf2
  5. #d6e2f4
  6. #dde7f6
  7. #e4ecf7
  8. #ebf1f9
  9. #f1f5fb
  10. #f8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcfec
  2. #b5c7e1
  3. #afbfd6
  4. #a9b7cc
  5. #a3afc1
  6. #9ea8b6
  7. #98a0ab
  8. #9298a0
  9. #8c9096
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ceda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d0ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cbeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd5d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1d0ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #becdec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4d3e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcfec {
  color: #bbcfec;
}
Background
.bg-bbcfec {
  background-color: #bbcfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcfec {
  border: 2px solid #bbcfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 56% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcfec, #bfbbec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 236 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 2.97 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.25 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.29 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.78 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.42 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.51 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.01 #443013 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bbcfec  rgb(187, 207, 236)  hsl(216, 56%, 83%)  Light Steel Blue
#ecd8bb  rgb(236, 216, 187)  hsl(36, 56%, 83%)  Champagne
#ecbbcf  rgb(236, 187, 207)  hsl(336, 56%, 83%)  Bubble Gum
#cfecbb  rgb(207, 236, 187)  hsl(96, 56%, 83%)  Tea Green