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#bafdfd ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bafdfd is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 94.37% saturation and 86.08% 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 18.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.8778

Complementary

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #fdbaba

Split complementary

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #fdbadc
  3. #fddcba

Analogous

  1. #bafddc
  2. #bafdfd
  3. #badcfd

Triadic

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #fdbafd
  3. #fdfdba

Tetradic

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #babafd
  3. #fdbaba
  4. #fdfdba

Square

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #dcbafd
  3. #fdbaba
  4. #dcfdba

Monochromatic

  1. #25f9f9
  2. #70fbfb
  3. #bafdfd
  4. #ebfefe
  5. #ebfefe

Shades

#bafdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #a7e4e4
  3. #95caca
  4. #82b1b1
  5. #709898
  6. #5d7f7f
  7. #4a6565
  8. #384c4c
  9. #253333
  10. #131919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bafdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #c1fdfd
  3. #c8fdfd
  4. #cffefe
  5. #d6fefe
  6. #ddfefe
  7. #e3fefe
  8. #eafefe
  9. #f1ffff
  10. #f8ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bafdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bafdfd
  2. #b4f1f1
  3. #aee4e4
  4. #a9d8d8
  5. #a3cbcb
  6. #9dbfbf
  7. #97b2b2
  8. #91a6a6
  9. #8c9999
  10. #868d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f1f1f1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddf6f6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4f7fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7edfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dff9fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7f3fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adfffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bafdfd {
  color: #bafdfd;
}
Background
.bg-bafdfd {
  background-color: #bafdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bafdfd {
  border: 2px solid #bafdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bafdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bafdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bafdfd, #badcfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bafdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 1.52 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.12 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.77 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.30 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.87 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.54 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.02 #450202 Inverted #f1f1f1 Grayscale 

Celeste
#bafdfd  rgb(186, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 94%, 86%)  Celeste
#fdbaba  rgb(253, 186, 186)  hsl(0, 94%, 86%)  Melon
#fdbafd  rgb(253, 186, 253)  hsl(300, 94%, 86%)  Mauve
#fdfdba  rgb(253, 253, 186)  hsl(60, 94%, 86%)  Pale Goldenrod