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#BBFBFF

#bbfbff ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bbfbff is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 98.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 183.53°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 18.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.8678

Complementary

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #ffbfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #ffbbd9
  3. #ffe1bb

Analogous

  1. #bbffe1
  2. #bbfbff
  3. #bbd9ff

Triadic

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #ffbbfb
  3. #fbffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #bfbbff
  3. #ffbfbb
  4. #fbffbb

Square

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #e1bbff
  3. #ffbfbb
  4. #d9ffbb

Monochromatic

  1. #22f2ff
  2. #6ff6ff
  3. #bbfbff
  4. #ebfeff
  5. #ebfeff

Shades

#bbfbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #a8e2e6
  3. #96c9cc
  4. #83b0b3
  5. #709799
  6. #5e7e80
  7. #4b6466
  8. #384b4d
  9. #253233
  10. #13191a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #c2fbff
  3. #c9fcff
  4. #cffcff
  5. #d6fdff
  6. #ddfdff
  7. #e4fdff
  8. #ebfeff
  9. #f1feff
  10. #f8ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfbff
  2. #b5eff2
  3. #afe2e6
  4. #a9d6d9
  5. #a3cacc
  6. #9ebec0
  7. #98b1b3
  8. #92a5a6
  9. #8c9999
  10. #868c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddf4f6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2f5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ecff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4fffc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #def8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6f2ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aefefd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfbff {
  color: #bbfbff;
}
Background
.bg-bbfbff {
  background-color: #bbfbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfbff {
  border: 2px solid #bbfbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 251 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfbff, #bbd9ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 251 255 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 2.81 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.21 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.27 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.12 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.27 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.66 #440400 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Celeste
#bbfbff  rgb(187, 251, 255)  hsl(184, 100%, 87%)  Celeste
#ffbfbb  rgb(255, 191, 187)  hsl(4, 100%, 87%)  Melon
#ffbbfb  rgb(255, 187, 251)  hsl(304, 100%, 87%)  Mauve
#fbffbb  rgb(251, 255, 187)  hsl(64, 100%, 87%)  Pale Goldenrod