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#BCD8D9

#bcd8d9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcd8d9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 84.71% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.36% cyan, 0.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 182.07°, with 27.62% saturation and 79.41% 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 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.6481

Complementary

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #d9bdbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #d9bcc9
  3. #d9cbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcd9cb
  2. #bcd8d9
  3. #bcc9d9

Triadic

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #d9bcd8
  3. #d8d9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #bdbcd9
  3. #d9bdbc
  4. #d8d9bc

Square

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #cbbcd9
  3. #d9bdbc
  4. #c9d9bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5b9ea1
  2. #8bbcbd
  3. #bcd8d9
  4. #edf4f5
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#bcd8d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #a9c2c3
  3. #96adae
  4. #849798
  5. #718282
  6. #5e6c6d
  7. #4b5657
  8. #384141
  9. #262b2b
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd8d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #c3dcdd
  3. #c9e0e1
  4. #d0e4e4
  5. #d7e8e8
  6. #deecec
  7. #e4eff0
  8. #ebf3f4
  9. #f2f7f7
  10. #f8fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd8d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd8d9
  2. #b6cfd0
  3. #b0c6c7
  4. #aabebe
  5. #a4b5b5
  6. #9eacad
  7. #98a3a4
  8. #929a9b
  9. #8c9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad5d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d5d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced1d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4dad8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbd6d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d4d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7d9d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd8d9 {
  color: #bcd8d9;
}
Background
.bg-bcd8d9 {
  background-color: #bcd8d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd8d9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcd8d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd8d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 216 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 28% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd8d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd8d9, #bcc9d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd8d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 216 217 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.97 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.68 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.00 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.47 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.22 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.46 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.27 #432726 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bcd8d9  rgb(188, 216, 217)  hsl(182, 28%, 79%)  Powder Blue
#d9bdbc  rgb(217, 189, 188)  hsl(2, 28%, 79%)  Silver Pink
#d9bcd8  rgb(217, 188, 216)  hsl(302, 28%, 79%)  Thistle
#d8d9bc  rgb(216, 217, 188)  hsl(62, 28%, 79%)  Pearl