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#BAD1DB

#bad1db ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bad1db is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 81.96% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.07% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 198.18°, with 31.43% saturation and 79.41% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.6115

Complementary

  1. #bad1db
  2. #dbc4ba

Split complementary

  1. #bad1db
  2. #dbbac0
  3. #dbd4ba

Analogous

  1. #badbd4
  2. #bad1db
  3. #bac0db

Triadic

  1. #bad1db
  2. #dbbad1
  3. #d1dbba

Tetradic

  1. #bad1db
  2. #c4badb
  3. #dbc4ba
  4. #d1dbba

Square

  1. #bad1db
  2. #d4badb
  3. #dbc4ba
  4. #c0dbba

Monochromatic

  1. #568ea6
  2. #88afc1
  3. #bad1db
  4. #ecf3f5
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#bad1db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bad1db
  2. #a7bcc5
  3. #95a7af
  4. #829299
  5. #707d83
  6. #5d696e
  7. #4a5458
  8. #383f42
  9. #252a2c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bad1db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bad1db
  2. #c1d6df
  3. #c8dae2
  4. #cfdfe6
  5. #d6e3e9
  6. #dde8ed
  7. #e3edf1
  8. #eaf1f4
  9. #f1f6f8
  10. #f8fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bad1db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bad1db
  2. #b4c9d2
  3. #aec1c9
  4. #a9b9c0
  5. #a3b1b7
  6. #9da9ae
  7. #97a0a4
  8. #91989b
  9. #8c9092
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cfd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd0dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cbdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d4d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d0db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cedb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d3d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bad1db {
  color: #bad1db;
}
Background
.bg-bad1db {
  background-color: #bad1db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bad1db {
  border: 2px solid #bad1db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bad1db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 209 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 31% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bad1db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bad1db, #bac0db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bad1db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 209 219 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 2.88 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.48 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.66 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.21 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.88 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.99 #452e24 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bad1db  rgb(186, 209, 219)  hsl(198, 31%, 79%)  Pastel Blue
#dbc4ba  rgb(219, 196, 186)  hsl(18, 31%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#dbbad1  rgb(219, 186, 209)  hsl(318, 31%, 79%)  Thistle
#d1dbba  rgb(209, 219, 186)  hsl(78, 31%, 79%)  Tea Green