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#BBDFD6

#bbdfd6 ≈ Powder Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfd6 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.04% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.682

Complementary

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #dfbbc4

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #dfbbd6
  3. #dfc4bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfc4
  2. #bbdfd6
  3. #bbd6df

Triadic

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #d6bbdf
  3. #dfd6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #bbc4df
  3. #dfbbc4
  4. #dfd6bb

Square

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #c4bbdf
  3. #dfbbc4
  4. #d6dfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53ae97
  2. #87c7b7
  3. #bbdfd6
  4. #eff7f5
  5. #f1f8f7

Shades

#bbdfd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #a8c9c1
  3. #96b2ab
  4. #839c96
  5. #708680
  6. #5e706b
  7. #4b5956
  8. #384340
  9. #252d2b
  10. #131615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #c2e2da
  3. #c9e5de
  4. #cfe9e2
  5. #d6ece6
  6. #ddefeb
  7. #e4f2ef
  8. #ebf5f3
  9. #f1f9f7
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfd6
  2. #b5d6cd
  3. #afccc5
  4. #a9c3bc
  5. #a3b9b4
  6. #9eb0ab
  7. #98a6a2
  8. #929d9a
  9. #8c9391
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddad7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5d5d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e0dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0dcd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd9d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6e0da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfd6 {
  color: #bbdfd6;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfd6 {
  background-color: #bbdfd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfd6 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfd6, #bbd6df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 214 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.47 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.76 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.90 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.48 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.63 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.84 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.86 #442029 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfd6  rgb(187, 223, 214)  hsl(165, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbc4  rgb(223, 187, 196)  hsl(345, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#d6bbdf  rgb(214, 187, 223)  hsl(285, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfd6bb  rgb(223, 214, 187)  hsl(45, 36%, 80%)  Pearl