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#BBDFD8

#bbdfd8 ≈ Powder Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 168.33°, 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.683

Complementary

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #dfbbc2

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #dfbbd4
  3. #dfc6bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfc6
  2. #bbdfd8
  3. #bbd4df

Triadic

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #d8bbdf
  3. #dfd8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #bbc2df
  3. #dfbbc2
  4. #dfd8bb

Square

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #c6bbdf
  3. #dfbbc2
  4. #d4dfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53ae9c
  2. #87c7ba
  3. #bbdfd8
  4. #eff7f6
  5. #f1f8f7

Shades

#bbdfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #a8c9c2
  3. #96b2ad
  4. #839c97
  5. #708682
  6. #5e706c
  7. #4b5956
  8. #384341
  9. #252d2b
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #c2e2dc
  3. #c9e5e0
  4. #cfe9e4
  5. #d6ece8
  6. #ddefec
  7. #e4f2ef
  8. #ebf5f3
  9. #f1f9f7
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfd8
  2. #b5d6cf
  3. #afccc6
  4. #a9c3be
  5. #a3b9b5
  6. #9eb0ac
  7. #98a6a3
  8. #929d9a
  9. #8c9392
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbd8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdbd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d5d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e1dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdcd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd9d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6e0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfd8 {
  color: #bbdfd8;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfd8 {
  background-color: #bbdfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfd8, #bbd4df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 216 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.68 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.39 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.87 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.08 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.54 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.61 #442027 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfd8  rgb(187, 223, 216)  hsl(168, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbc2  rgb(223, 187, 194)  hsl(348, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#d8bbdf  rgb(216, 187, 223)  hsl(288, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfd8bb  rgb(223, 216, 187)  hsl(48, 36%, 80%)  Pearl