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#BCCCD1

#bcccd1 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcccd1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 80% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.05% cyan, 2.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 194.29°, with 18.58% saturation and 77.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.5848

Complementary

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #d1c1bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #d1bcc1
  3. #d1cbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #bcccd1
  3. #bcc1d1

Triadic

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #d1bccc
  3. #ccd1bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #c1bcd1
  3. #d1c1bc
  4. #ccd1bc

Square

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #cbbcd1
  3. #d1c1bc
  4. #c1d1bc

Monochromatic

  1. #638691
  2. #8fa9b2
  3. #bcccd1
  4. #e9eff0
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#bcccd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #a9b8bc
  3. #96a3a7
  4. #848f92
  5. #717a7d
  6. #5e6669
  7. #4b5254
  8. #383d3f
  9. #26292a
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcccd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #c3d1d6
  3. #c9d6da
  4. #d0dbdf
  5. #d7e0e3
  6. #dee6e8
  7. #e4ebed
  8. #ebf0f1
  9. #f2f5f6
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcccd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcccd1
  2. #b6c4c9
  3. #b0bdc1
  4. #aab5b9
  5. #a4aeb1
  6. #9ea6a9
  7. #989ea0
  8. #929798
  9. #8c8f90
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cacc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cbd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c8d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7cecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cbd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cad1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9cdcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcccd1 {
  color: #bcccd1;
}
Background
.bg-bcccd1 {
  background-color: #bcccd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcccd1 {
  border: 2px solid #bcccd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcccd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 204 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 19% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcccd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcccd1, #bcc1d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcccd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 204 209 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.29 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.11 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.14 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.59 #43332e Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bcccd1  rgb(188, 204, 209)  hsl(194, 19%, 78%)  Pastel Blue
#d1c1bc  rgb(209, 193, 188)  hsl(14, 19%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#d1bccc  rgb(209, 188, 204)  hsl(314, 19%, 78%)  Thistle
#ccd1bc  rgb(204, 209, 188)  hsl(74, 19%, 78%)  Ash Gray