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#BCDADD

#bcdadd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdadd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 185.45°, 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 14.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6605

Complementary

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #ddbfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #ddbcca
  3. #ddd0bc

Analogous

  1. #bcddd0
  2. #bcdadd
  3. #bccadd

Triadic

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #ddbcda
  3. #daddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #bfbcdd
  3. #ddbfbc
  4. #daddbc

Square

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #d0bcdd
  3. #ddbfbc
  4. #caddbc

Monochromatic

  1. #57a2a9
  2. #89bec3
  3. #bcdadd
  4. #eff6f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bcdadd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #a9c4c7
  3. #96aeb1
  4. #84999b
  5. #718385
  6. #5e6d6f
  7. #4b5758
  8. #384142
  9. #262c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdadd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #c3dee0
  3. #c9e1e4
  4. #d0e5e7
  5. #d7e9eb
  6. #deedee
  7. #e4f0f1
  8. #ebf4f5
  9. #f2f8f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdadd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdadd
  2. #b6d1d4
  3. #b0c8ca
  4. #aabfc1
  5. #a4b6b8
  6. #9eadaf
  7. #98a4a5
  8. #929b9c
  9. #8c9293
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d7dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd2dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd8dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d5dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6dcdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdadd {
  color: #bcdadd;
}
Background
.bg-bcdadd {
  background-color: #bcdadd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdadd {
  border: 2px solid #bcdadd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdadd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 218 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdadd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdadd, #bccadd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdadd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 218 221 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.31 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.79 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.95 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.41 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.58 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.32 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.71 #432522 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bcdadd  rgb(188, 218, 221)  hsl(185, 33%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#ddbfbc  rgb(221, 191, 188)  hsl(5, 33%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#ddbcda  rgb(221, 188, 218)  hsl(305, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#daddbc  rgb(218, 221, 188)  hsl(65, 33%, 80%)  Beige