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#BBDBFF

#bbdbff ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbdbff is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 85.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 211.76°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 14.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6845

Complementary

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #ffdfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #ffbdbb
  3. #fdffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbfdff
  2. #bbdbff
  3. #bdbbff

Triadic

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #ffbbdb
  3. #dbffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #dfbbff
  3. #ffdfbb
  4. #dbffbb

Square

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #ffbbfd
  3. #ffdfbb
  4. #bbffbd

Monochromatic

  1. #228aff
  2. #6fb3ff
  3. #bbdbff
  4. #ebf4ff
  5. #ebf4ff

Shades

#bbdbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #a8c5e6
  3. #96afcc
  4. #8399b3
  5. #708399
  6. #5e6e80
  7. #4b5866
  8. #38424d
  9. #252c33
  10. #13161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #c2dfff
  3. #c9e2ff
  4. #cfe6ff
  5. #d6e9ff
  6. #ddedff
  7. #e4f1ff
  8. #ebf4ff
  9. #f1f8ff
  10. #f8fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbff
  2. #b5d2f2
  3. #afc9e6
  4. #a9c0d9
  5. #a3b7cc
  6. #9eaec0
  7. #98a4b3
  8. #929ba6
  9. #8c9299
  10. #86898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd9e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cedcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6d5fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8e3e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7dbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2d7ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e0f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbff {
  color: #bbdbff;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbff {
  background-color: #bbdbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbff {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbff, #bdbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 255 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.89 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.35 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.58 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.66 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.61 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.88 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.56 #442400 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbdbff  rgb(187, 219, 255)  hsl(212, 100%, 87%)  Pale Aqua
#ffdfbb  rgb(255, 223, 187)  hsl(32, 100%, 87%)  Bisque
#ffbbdb  rgb(255, 187, 219)  hsl(332, 100%, 87%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dbffbb  rgb(219, 255, 187)  hsl(92, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green