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#BBDFFD

#bbdffd ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbdffd is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.09% cyan, 11.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 207.27°, with 94.29% saturation and 86.27% 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 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.7043

Complementary

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #fdd9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #fdbbbe
  3. #fdfabb

Analogous

  1. #bbfdfa
  2. #bbdffd
  3. #bbbefd

Triadic

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #fdbbdf
  3. #dffdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #d9bbfd
  3. #fdd9bb
  4. #dffdbb

Square

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #fabbfd
  3. #fdd9bb
  4. #befdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2699f9
  2. #71bcfb
  3. #bbdffd
  4. #ebf6fe
  5. #ebf6fe

Shades

#bbdffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #a8c9e4
  3. #96b2ca
  4. #839cb1
  5. #708698
  6. #5e707f
  7. #4b5965
  8. #38434c
  9. #252d33
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #c2e2fd
  3. #c9e5fd
  4. #cfe9fe
  5. #d6ecfe
  6. #ddeffe
  7. #e4f2fe
  8. #ebf5fe
  9. #f1f9ff
  10. #f8fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdffd
  2. #b5d6f1
  3. #afcce4
  4. #a9c3d8
  5. #a3b9cb
  6. #9eb0bf
  7. #98a6b2
  8. #929da6
  9. #8c9399
  10. #868a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfdce9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3dfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad7fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8e6e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cadffe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4dafd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e3f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdffd {
  color: #bbdffd;
}
Background
.bg-bbdffd {
  background-color: #bbdffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdffd {
  border: 2px solid #bbdffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdffd, #bbbefd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 253 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.33 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.41 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.46 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.85 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.63 #442002 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bbdffd  rgb(187, 223, 253)  hsl(207, 94%, 86%)  Columbia Blue
#fdd9bb  rgb(253, 217, 187)  hsl(27, 94%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#fdbbdf  rgb(253, 187, 223)  hsl(327, 94%, 86%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dffdbb  rgb(223, 253, 187)  hsl(87, 94%, 86%)  Tea Green