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#BCBBDA

#bcbbda ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbda is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 14.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 241.94°, with 29.52% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5129

Complementary

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #d9dabb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #dacbbb
  3. #c9dabb

Analogous

  1. #bbc9da
  2. #bcbbda
  3. #cbbbda

Triadic

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #dabcbb
  3. #bbdabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #dabbd9
  3. #d9dabb
  4. #bbdabc

Square

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #dabbc9
  3. #d9dabb
  4. #bbdacb

Monochromatic

  1. #5b59a3
  2. #8b89bf
  3. #bcbbda
  4. #ededf5
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bcbbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #a9a8c4
  3. #9696ae
  4. #848399
  5. #717083
  6. #5e5e6d
  7. #4b4b57
  8. #383841
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #c3c2de
  3. #c9c9e1
  4. #d0cfe5
  5. #d7d6e9
  6. #dedded
  7. #e4e4f0
  8. #ebebf4
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbda
  2. #b6b5d1
  3. #b0afc8
  4. #aaa9bf
  5. #a4a3b6
  6. #9e9ead
  7. #9898a4
  8. #92929b
  9. #8c8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bedb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bdd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c0c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bddb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bcd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbda {
  color: #bcbbda;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbda {
  background-color: #bcbbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbda {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 30% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbda, #cbbbda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 218 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.46 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.05 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.18 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.99 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.45 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.55 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.76 #434425 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bcbbda  rgb(188, 187, 218)  hsl(242, 30%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d9dabb  rgb(217, 218, 187)  hsl(62, 30%, 79%)  Pearl
#dabcbb  rgb(218, 188, 187)  hsl(2, 30%, 79%)  Silver Pink
#bbdabc  rgb(187, 218, 188)  hsl(122, 30%, 79%)  Celadon