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#BBDFEF

#bbdfef ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfef is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 6.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.6957

Complementary

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #efcbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #efbbc5
  3. #efe5bb

Analogous

  1. #bbefe5
  2. #bbdfef
  3. #bbc5ef

Triadic

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #efbbdf
  3. #dfefbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #cbbbef
  3. #efcbbb
  4. #dfefbb

Square

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #e5bbef
  3. #efcbbb
  4. #c5efbb

Monochromatic

  1. #3fa5d2
  2. #7dc2e0
  3. #bbdfef
  4. #eef7fb
  5. #eef7fb

Shades

#bbdfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #a8c9d7
  3. #96b2bf
  4. #839ca7
  5. #70868f
  6. #5e7078
  7. #4b5960
  8. #384348
  9. #252d30
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #c2e2f1
  3. #c9e5f2
  4. #cfe9f4
  5. #d6ecf5
  6. #ddeff7
  7. #e4f2f9
  8. #ebf5fa
  9. #f1f9fc
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfef
  2. #b5d6e4
  3. #afccd9
  4. #a9c3ce
  5. #a3b9c3
  6. #9eb0b8
  7. #98a6ac
  8. #929da1
  9. #8c9396
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedce2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6ddf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd7ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ace4e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccdef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7daef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e2e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfef {
  color: #bbdfef;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfef {
  background-color: #bbdfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfef {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfef, #bbc5ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 239 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.07 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.03 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.53 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.99 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.09 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.58 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.11 #442010 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bbdfef  rgb(187, 223, 239)  hsl(198, 62%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#efcbbb  rgb(239, 203, 187)  hsl(18, 62%, 84%)  Zinnwaldite
#efbbdf  rgb(239, 187, 223)  hsl(318, 62%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dfefbb  rgb(223, 239, 187)  hsl(78, 62%, 84%)  Tea Green