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#bcbcda ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbcda is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 28.85% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5172

Complementary

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #dadabc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #dacbbc
  3. #cbdabc

Analogous

  1. #bccbda
  2. #bcbcda
  3. #cbbcda

Triadic

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #dabcbc
  3. #bcdabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #dabcda
  3. #dadabc
  4. #bcdabc

Square

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #dabccb
  3. #dadabc
  4. #bcdacb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5aa3
  2. #8b8bbf
  3. #bcbcda
  4. #ededf5
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bcbcda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #a9a9c4
  3. #9696ae
  4. #848499
  5. #717183
  6. #5e5e6d
  7. #4b4b57
  8. #383841
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbcda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #c3c3de
  3. #c9c9e1
  4. #d0d0e5
  5. #d7d7e9
  6. #dedeed
  7. #e4e4f0
  8. #ebebf4
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbcda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbcda
  2. #b6b6d1
  3. #b0b0c8
  4. #aaaabf
  5. #a4a4b6
  6. #9e9ead
  7. #9898a4
  8. #92929b
  9. #8c8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bfdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bedb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bdd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bfce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbcda {
  color: #bcbcda;
}
Background
.bg-bcbcda {
  background-color: #bcbcda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbcda {
  border: 2px solid #bcbcda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbcda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 29% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbcda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbcda, #cbbcda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbcda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 218 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.37 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.15 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.94 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.29 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.92 #434325 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bcbcda  rgb(188, 188, 218)  hsl(240, 29%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dadabc  rgb(218, 218, 188)  hsl(60, 29%, 80%)  Pearl
#dabcbc  rgb(218, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 29%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bcdabc  rgb(188, 218, 188)  hsl(120, 29%, 80%)  Celadon