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#BBDFDA

#bbdfda ≈ Powder Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.24% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 171.67°, 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 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.684

Complementary

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #dfbbc0

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #dfbbd2
  3. #dfc8bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfc8
  2. #bbdfda
  3. #bbd2df

Triadic

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #dabbdf
  3. #dfdabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #bbc0df
  3. #dfbbc0
  4. #dfdabb

Square

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #c8bbdf
  3. #dfbbc0
  4. #d2dfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53aea1
  2. #87c7be
  3. #bbdfda
  4. #eff7f6
  5. #f1f8f7

Shades

#bbdfda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #a8c9c4
  3. #96b2ae
  4. #839c99
  5. #708683
  6. #5e706d
  7. #4b5957
  8. #384341
  9. #252d2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #c2e2de
  3. #c9e5e1
  4. #cfe9e5
  5. #d6ece9
  6. #ddefed
  7. #e4f2f0
  8. #ebf5f4
  9. #f1f9f8
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfda
  2. #b5d6d1
  3. #afccc8
  4. #a9c3bf
  5. #a3b9b6
  6. #9eb0ad
  7. #98a6a4
  8. #929d9b
  9. #8c9392
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdbda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e1dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdcda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad9da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e0dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfda {
  color: #bbdfda;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfda {
  background-color: #bbdfda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfda {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfda, #bbd2df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 218 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.91 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.13 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.93 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.74 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.71 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.44 #442025 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfda  rgb(187, 223, 218)  hsl(172, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbc0  rgb(223, 187, 192)  hsl(352, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dabbdf  rgb(218, 187, 223)  hsl(292, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfdabb  rgb(223, 218, 187)  hsl(52, 36%, 80%)  Pearl