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#bcbcdd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbcdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 32.67% saturation and 80.2% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5188

Complementary

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #ddddbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #ddcdbc
  3. #cdddbc

Analogous

  1. #bccddd
  2. #bcbcdd
  3. #cdbcdd

Triadic

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #ddbcbc
  3. #bcddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #ddbcdd
  3. #ddddbc
  4. #bcddbc

Square

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #ddbccd
  3. #ddddbc
  4. #bcddcd

Monochromatic

  1. #5757a9
  2. #8989c3
  3. #bcbcdd
  4. #efeff7
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#bcbcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #a9a9c7
  3. #9696b1
  4. #84849b
  5. #717185
  6. #5e5e6f
  7. #4b4b58
  8. #383842
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #c3c3e0
  3. #c9c9e4
  4. #d0d0e7
  5. #d7d7eb
  6. #dedeee
  7. #e4e4f1
  8. #ebebf5
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbcdd
  2. #b6b6d4
  3. #b0b0ca
  4. #aaaac1
  5. #a4a4b8
  6. #9e9eaf
  7. #9898a5
  8. #92929c
  9. #8c8c93
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebecb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c0df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bedc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c1c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bfd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbcdd {
  color: #bcbcdd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbcdd {
  background-color: #bcbcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbcdd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbcdd, #cdbcdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 221 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.28 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.38 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.62 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.17 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.41 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.76 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.12 #434322 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bcbcdd  rgb(188, 188, 221)  hsl(240, 33%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ddddbc  rgb(221, 221, 188)  hsl(60, 33%, 80%)  Beige
#ddbcbc  rgb(221, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 33%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#bcddbc  rgb(188, 221, 188)  hsl(120, 33%, 80%)  Celadon