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#bcdaef ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdaef is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 85.49% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 8.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 204.71°, with 61.45% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.6707

Complementary

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #efd1bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #efbcc1
  3. #efebbc

Analogous

  1. #bcefeb
  2. #bcdaef
  3. #bcc1ef

Triadic

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #efbcda
  3. #daefbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #d1bcef
  3. #efd1bc
  4. #daefbc

Square

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #ebbcef
  3. #efd1bc
  4. #c1efbc

Monochromatic

  1. #4196d2
  2. #7eb8e0
  3. #bcdaef
  4. #eff6fb
  5. #eff6fb

Shades

#bcdaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #a9c4d7
  3. #96aebf
  4. #8499a7
  5. #71838f
  6. #5e6d78
  7. #4b5760
  8. #384148
  9. #262c30
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #c3def1
  3. #c9e1f2
  4. #d0e5f4
  5. #d7e9f5
  6. #deedf7
  7. #e4f0f9
  8. #ebf4fa
  9. #f2f8fc
  10. #f8fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdaef
  2. #b6d1e4
  3. #b0c8d9
  4. #aabfce
  5. #a4b6c3
  6. #9eadb8
  7. #98a4ac
  8. #929ba1
  9. #8c9296
  10. #86898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd7e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d9f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad3ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aedfe1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9d9f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d6ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4dde6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdaef {
  color: #bcdaef;
}
Background
.bg-bcdaef {
  background-color: #bcdaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdaef {
  border: 2px solid #bcdaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 218 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 61% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdaef, #bcc1ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 218 239 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 1.64 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.03 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.58 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.63 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.73 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.61 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.31 #432510 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bcdaef  rgb(188, 218, 239)  hsl(205, 61%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#efd1bc  rgb(239, 209, 188)  hsl(25, 61%, 84%)  Desert Sand
#efbcda  rgb(239, 188, 218)  hsl(325, 61%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#daefbc  rgb(218, 239, 188)  hsl(85, 61%, 84%)  Tea Green