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#BBDFDD

#bbdfdd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.9% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 176.67°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.6856

Complementary

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #dfbbbd

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #dfbbcf
  3. #dfcbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfcb
  2. #bbdfdd
  3. #bbcfdf

Triadic

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #ddbbdf
  3. #dfddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #bbbddf
  3. #dfbbbd
  4. #dfddbb

Square

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #cbbbdf
  3. #dfbbbd
  4. #cfdfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53aea9
  2. #87c7c3
  3. #bbdfdd
  4. #eff7f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bbdfdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #a8c9c7
  3. #96b2b1
  4. #839c9b
  5. #708685
  6. #5e706f
  7. #4b5958
  8. #384342
  9. #252d2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #c2e2e0
  3. #c9e5e4
  4. #cfe9e7
  5. #d6eceb
  6. #ddefee
  7. #e4f2f1
  8. #ebf5f5
  9. #f1f9f8
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfdd
  2. #b5d6d4
  3. #afccca
  4. #a9c3c1
  5. #a3b9b8
  6. #9eb0af
  7. #98a6a5
  8. #929d9c
  9. #8c9393
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadbdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d6dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e1de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad9dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e0de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfdd {
  color: #bbdfdd;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfdd {
  background-color: #bbdfdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfdd {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfdd, #bbcfdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 221 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.84 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.99 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.83 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.21 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.38 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.51 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.79 #442022 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfdd  rgb(187, 223, 221)  hsl(177, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbbd  rgb(223, 187, 189)  hsl(357, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#ddbbdf  rgb(221, 187, 223)  hsl(297, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfddbb  rgb(223, 221, 187)  hsl(57, 36%, 80%)  Pearl