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#BCBCDB

#bcbcdb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbcdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 30.1% saturation and 79.8% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5177

Complementary

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #dbdbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #dbcbbc
  3. #cbdbbc

Analogous

  1. #bccbdb
  2. #bcbcdb
  3. #cbbcdb

Triadic

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #dbbcbc
  3. #bcdbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #dbbcdb
  3. #dbdbbc
  4. #bcdbbc

Square

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #dbbccb
  3. #dbdbbc
  4. #bcdbcb

Monochromatic

  1. #5959a5
  2. #8a8ac0
  3. #bcbcdb
  4. #eeeef6
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bcbcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #a9a9c5
  3. #9696af
  4. #848499
  5. #717183
  6. #5e5e6e
  7. #4b4b58
  8. #383842
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #c3c3df
  3. #c9c9e2
  4. #d0d0e6
  5. #d7d7e9
  6. #dedeed
  7. #e4e4f1
  8. #ebebf4
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbcdb
  2. #b6b6d2
  3. #b0b0c9
  4. #aaaac0
  5. #a4a4b7
  6. #9e9eae
  7. #9898a4
  8. #92929b
  9. #8c8c92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bfdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4beda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bdda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bfcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbcdb {
  color: #bcbcdb;
}
Background
.bg-bcbcdb {
  background-color: #bcbcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbcdb {
  border: 2px solid #bcbcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 30% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbcdb, #cbbcdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.33 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.87 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.30 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.02 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.32 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.54 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.98 #434324 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bcbcdb  rgb(188, 188, 219)  hsl(240, 30%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbdbbc  rgb(219, 219, 188)  hsl(60, 30%, 80%)  Pearl
#dbbcbc  rgb(219, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 30%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bcdbbc  rgb(188, 219, 188)  hsl(120, 30%, 80%)  Celadon