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#BBDCFF

#bbdcff ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbdcff 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, 86.27% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 210.88°, 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 14.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.6897

Complementary

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #ffdebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #ffbcbb
  3. #feffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbfeff
  2. #bbdcff
  3. #bcbbff

Triadic

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #ffbbdc
  3. #dcffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #debbff
  3. #ffdebb
  4. #dcffbb

Square

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #ffbbfe
  3. #ffdebb
  4. #bbffbc

Monochromatic

  1. #228dff
  2. #6fb5ff
  3. #bbdcff
  4. #ebf5ff
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#bbdcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #a8c6e6
  3. #96b0cc
  4. #839ab3
  5. #708499
  6. #5e6e80
  7. #4b5866
  8. #38424d
  9. #252c33
  10. #13161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #c2e0ff
  3. #c9e3ff
  4. #cfe7ff
  5. #d6eaff
  6. #ddeeff
  7. #e4f1ff
  8. #ebf5ff
  9. #f1f8ff
  10. #f8fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdcff
  2. #b5d3f2
  3. #afcae6
  4. #a9c0d9
  5. #a3b7cc
  6. #9eaec0
  7. #98a5b3
  8. #929ca6
  9. #8c9299
  10. #86898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddae9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfdcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d5fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8e4e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7dcff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2d8ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e1f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdcff {
  color: #bbdcff;
}
Background
.bg-bbdcff {
  background-color: #bbdcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdcff {
  border: 2px solid #bbdcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 220 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdcff, #bcbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 220 255 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.55 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.41 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.27 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.43 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.22 #442300 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bbdcff  rgb(187, 220, 255)  hsl(211, 100%, 87%)  Pale Aqua
#ffdebb  rgb(255, 222, 187)  hsl(31, 100%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#ffbbdc  rgb(255, 187, 220)  hsl(331, 100%, 87%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dcffbb  rgb(220, 255, 187)  hsl(91, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green