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#BCD5DD

#bcd5dd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcd5dd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 83.53% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 3.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.55°, with 32.67% saturation and 80.2% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.635

Complementary

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #ddc4bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #ddbcc5
  3. #ddd5bc

Analogous

  1. #bcddd5
  2. #bcd5dd
  3. #bcc5dd

Triadic

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #ddbcd5
  3. #d5ddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #c4bcdd
  3. #ddc4bc
  4. #d5ddbc

Square

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #d5bcdd
  3. #ddc4bc
  4. #c5ddbc

Monochromatic

  1. #5795a9
  2. #89b5c3
  3. #bcd5dd
  4. #eff5f7
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#bcd5dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #a9c0c7
  3. #96aab1
  4. #84959b
  5. #718085
  6. #5e6b6f
  7. #4b5558
  8. #384042
  9. #262b2c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd5dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #c3d9e0
  3. #c9dde4
  4. #d0e2e7
  5. #d7e6eb
  6. #deeaee
  7. #e4eef1
  8. #ebf2f5
  9. #f2f7f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd5dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd5dd
  2. #b6cdd4
  3. #b0c4ca
  4. #aabcc1
  5. #a4b3b8
  6. #9eabaf
  7. #98a2a5
  8. #929a9c
  9. #8c9193
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d2d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0d3dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacfdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d4dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d1dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7d7da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd5dd {
  color: #bcd5dd;
}
Background
.bg-bcd5dd {
  background-color: #bcd5dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd5dd {
  border: 2px solid #bcd5dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd5dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 213 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd5dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd5dd, #bcc5dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd5dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 213 221 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.69 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.97 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.53 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.59 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.65 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.21 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.80 #432a22 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bcd5dd  rgb(188, 213, 221)  hsl(195, 33%, 80%)  Pastel Blue
#ddc4bc  rgb(221, 196, 188)  hsl(15, 33%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite
#ddbcd5  rgb(221, 188, 213)  hsl(315, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#d5ddbc  rgb(213, 221, 188)  hsl(75, 33%, 80%)  Beige