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#BBD4E2

#bbd4e2 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbd4e2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 83.14% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 6.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 201.54°, with 40.21% saturation and 80.98% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6314

Complementary

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #e2c9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #e2bbc0
  3. #e2ddbb

Analogous

  1. #bbe2dd
  2. #bbd4e2
  3. #bbc0e2

Triadic

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #e2bbd4
  3. #d4e2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #c9bbe2
  3. #e2c9bb
  4. #d4e2bb

Square

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #ddbbe2
  3. #e2c9bb
  4. #c0e2bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5090b4
  2. #85b2cb
  3. #bbd4e2
  4. #f1f6f9
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#bbd4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #a8bfcb
  3. #96aab5
  4. #83949e
  5. #707f88
  6. #5e6a71
  7. #4b555a
  8. #384044
  9. #252a2d
  10. #131517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #c2d8e5
  3. #c9dde8
  4. #cfe1eb
  5. #d6e5ee
  6. #ddeaf1
  7. #e4eef3
  8. #ebf2f6
  9. #f1f6f9
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd4e2
  2. #b5ccd8
  3. #afc3ce
  4. #a9bbc5
  5. #a3b2bb
  6. #9eaab1
  7. #98a2a7
  8. #92999d
  9. #8c9194
  10. #86888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d2d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdd3e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cee2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d8d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6d3e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3d0e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd4e2 {
  color: #bbd4e2;
}
Background
.bg-bbd4e2 {
  background-color: #bbd4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 212 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 40% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd4e2, #bbc0e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 212 226 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 1.91 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.19 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.09 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.00 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.72 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.36 #442b1d Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbd4e2  rgb(187, 212, 226)  hsl(202, 40%, 81%)  Pale Aqua
#e2c9bb  rgb(226, 201, 187)  hsl(22, 40%, 81%)  Desert Sand
#e2bbd4  rgb(226, 187, 212)  hsl(322, 40%, 81%)  Thistle
#d4e2bb  rgb(212, 226, 187)  hsl(82, 40%, 81%)  Tea Green