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#BADCE2

#badce2 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#badce2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 86.27% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.7% cyan, 2.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 189°, with 40.82% saturation and 80.78% 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 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.6712

Complementary

  1. #badce2
  2. #e2c0ba

Split complementary

  1. #badce2
  2. #e2bac8
  3. #e2d4ba

Analogous

  1. #bae2d4
  2. #badce2
  3. #bac8e2

Triadic

  1. #badce2
  2. #e2badc
  3. #dce2ba

Tetradic

  1. #badce2
  2. #c0bae2
  3. #e2c0ba
  4. #dce2ba

Square

  1. #badce2
  2. #d4bae2
  3. #e2c0ba
  4. #c8e2ba

Monochromatic

  1. #4ea5b5
  2. #84c1cb
  3. #badce2
  4. #f0f7f9
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#badce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #badce2
  2. #a7c6cb
  3. #95b0b5
  4. #829a9e
  5. #708488
  6. #5d6e71
  7. #4a585a
  8. #384244
  9. #252c2d
  10. #131617
  11. #000000

Tints

#badce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #badce2
  2. #c1e0e5
  3. #c8e3e8
  4. #cfe7eb
  5. #d6eaee
  6. #ddeef1
  7. #e3f1f3
  8. #eaf5f6
  9. #f1f8f9
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#badce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #badce2
  2. #b4d3d8
  3. #aecace
  4. #a9c0c5
  5. #a3b7bb
  6. #9daeb1
  7. #97a5a7
  8. #919c9d
  9. #8c9294
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd8db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d9e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd4e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aedfde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbdae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d7e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3dedf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-badce2 {
  color: #badce2;
}
Background
.bg-badce2 {
  background-color: #badce2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-badce2 {
  border: 2px solid #badce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #badce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 220 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 41% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-badce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #badce2, #bac8e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-badce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 220 226 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.43 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.48 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.22 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.50 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.12 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.21 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.87 #45231d Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#badce2  rgb(186, 220, 226)  hsl(189, 41%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#e2c0ba  rgb(226, 192, 186)  hsl(9, 41%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#e2badc  rgb(226, 186, 220)  hsl(309, 41%, 81%)  Thistle
#dce2ba  rgb(220, 226, 186)  hsl(69, 41%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow