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#BBDFDB

#bbdfdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 173.33°, 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 14.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.6845

Complementary

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #dfbbbf

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #dfbbd1
  3. #dfc9bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfc9
  2. #bbdfdb
  3. #bbd1df

Triadic

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #dbbbdf
  3. #dfdbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #bbbfdf
  3. #dfbbbf
  4. #dfdbbb

Square

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #c9bbdf
  3. #dfbbbf
  4. #d1dfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53aea4
  2. #87c7bf
  3. #bbdfdb
  4. #eff7f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bbdfdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #a8c9c5
  3. #96b2af
  4. #839c99
  5. #708683
  6. #5e706e
  7. #4b5958
  8. #384342
  9. #252d2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #c2e2df
  3. #c9e5e2
  4. #cfe9e6
  5. #d6ece9
  6. #ddefed
  7. #e4f2f1
  8. #ebf5f4
  9. #f1f9f8
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfdb
  2. #b5d6d2
  3. #afccc9
  4. #a9c3c0
  5. #a3b9b7
  6. #9eb0ae
  7. #98a6a4
  8. #929d9b
  9. #8c9392
  10. #868a89
  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 #cddbd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdbdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e1de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdddb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad9db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e0dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfdb {
  color: #bbdfdb;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfdb {
  background-color: #bbdfdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfdb {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfdb, #bbd1df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.54 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.05 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.00 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.60 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.69 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.31 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.38 #442024 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfdb  rgb(187, 223, 219)  hsl(173, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbbf  rgb(223, 187, 191)  hsl(353, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#dbbbdf  rgb(219, 187, 223)  hsl(293, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfdbbb  rgb(223, 219, 187)  hsl(53, 36%, 80%)  Pearl