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#BBDBDD

#bbdbdd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdbdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 85.88% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 183.53°, with 33.33% saturation and 80% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6645

Complementary

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #ddbdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #ddbbca
  3. #ddcebb

Analogous

  1. #bbddce
  2. #bbdbdd
  3. #bbcadd

Triadic

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #ddbbdb
  3. #dbddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #bdbbdd
  3. #ddbdbb
  4. #dbddbb

Square

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #cebbdd
  3. #ddbdbb
  4. #caddbb

Monochromatic

  1. #55a5aa
  2. #88c0c3
  3. #bbdbdd
  4. #eef6f6
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bbdbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #a8c5c7
  3. #96afb1
  4. #83999b
  5. #708385
  6. #5e6e6f
  7. #4b5858
  8. #384242
  9. #252c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #c2dfe0
  3. #c9e2e4
  4. #cfe6e7
  5. #d6e9eb
  6. #ddedee
  7. #e4f1f1
  8. #ebf4f5
  9. #f1f8f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbdd
  2. #b5d2d4
  3. #afc9ca
  4. #a9c0c1
  5. #a3b7b8
  6. #9eaeaf
  7. #98a4a5
  8. #929b9c
  9. #8c9293
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d3dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d6dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dddc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbdd {
  color: #bbdbdd;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbdd {
  background-color: #bbdbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbdd {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbdd, #bbcadd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 221 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.80 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.51 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.60 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.07 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.15 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.58 #442422 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdbdd  rgb(187, 219, 221)  hsl(184, 33%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#ddbdbb  rgb(221, 189, 187)  hsl(4, 33%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#ddbbdb  rgb(221, 187, 219)  hsl(304, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbddbb  rgb(219, 221, 187)  hsl(64, 33%, 80%)  Beige