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#BCBBDB

#bcbbdb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbbdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 241.88°, with 30.77% saturation and 79.61% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5135

Complementary

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #dadbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #dbccbb
  3. #cadbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbcadb
  2. #bcbbdb
  3. #ccbbdb

Triadic

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #dbbcbb
  3. #bbdbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #dbbbda
  3. #dadbbb
  4. #bbdbbc

Square

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #dbbbca
  3. #dadbbb
  4. #bbdbcc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a58a5
  2. #8b89c1
  3. #bcbbdb
  4. #ededf5
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bcbbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #a9a8c5
  3. #9696af
  4. #848399
  5. #717083
  6. #5e5e6e
  7. #4b4b58
  8. #383842
  9. #26252c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #c3c2df
  3. #c9c9e2
  4. #d0cfe6
  5. #d7d6e9
  6. #dedded
  7. #e4e4f1
  8. #ebebf4
  9. #f2f1f8
  10. #f8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbdb
  2. #b6b5d2
  3. #b0afc9
  4. #aaa9c0
  5. #a4a3b7
  6. #9e9eae
  7. #9898a4
  8. #92929b
  9. #8c8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bfdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bdda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c0c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bddc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bcda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbdb {
  color: #bcbbdb;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbdb {
  background-color: #bcbbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbdb {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbdb, #ccbbdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.42 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.81 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.04 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.52 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.63 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.87 #434424 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bcbbdb  rgb(188, 187, 219)  hsl(242, 31%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dadbbb  rgb(218, 219, 187)  hsl(62, 31%, 80%)  Pearl
#dbbcbb  rgb(219, 188, 187)  hsl(2, 31%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bbdbbc  rgb(187, 219, 188)  hsl(122, 31%, 80%)  Celadon