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#BCDADA

#bcdada ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdada is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 85.49% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 28.85% saturation and 79.61% 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.659

Complementary

  1. #bcdada
  2. #dabcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdada
  2. #dabccb
  3. #dacbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcdacb
  2. #bcdada
  3. #bccbda

Triadic

  1. #bcdada
  2. #dabcda
  3. #dadabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdada
  2. #bcbcda
  3. #dabcbc
  4. #dadabc

Square

  1. #bcdada
  2. #cbbcda
  3. #dabcbc
  4. #cbdabc

Monochromatic

  1. #5aa3a3
  2. #8bbfbf
  3. #bcdada
  4. #edf5f5
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bcdada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdada
  2. #a9c4c4
  3. #96aeae
  4. #849999
  5. #718383
  6. #5e6d6d
  7. #4b5757
  8. #384141
  9. #262c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdada
  2. #c3dede
  3. #c9e1e1
  4. #d0e5e5
  5. #d7e9e9
  6. #deeded
  7. #e4f0f0
  8. #ebf4f4
  9. #f2f8f8
  10. #f8fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdada
  2. #b6d1d1
  3. #b0c8c8
  4. #aabfbf
  5. #a4b6b6
  6. #9eadad
  7. #98a4a4
  8. #929b9b
  9. #8c9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd6d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d7da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d2da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3dcda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd8da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d5da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7dbda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdada {
  color: #bcdada;
}
Background
.bg-bcdada {
  background-color: #bcdada;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdada {
  border: 2px solid #bcdada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 218 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 29% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdada, #bccbda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 218 218 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.53 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.95 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.51 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.42 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.82 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.90 #432525 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bcdada  rgb(188, 218, 218)  hsl(180, 29%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dabcbc  rgb(218, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 29%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#dabcda  rgb(218, 188, 218)  hsl(300, 29%, 80%)  Thistle
#dadabc  rgb(218, 218, 188)  hsl(60, 29%, 80%)  Pearl