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#BCDBEF

#bcdbef ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdbef 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, 85.88% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 8.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 203.53°, 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 14.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.6759

Complementary

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #efd0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #efbcc2
  3. #efeabc

Analogous

  1. #bcefea
  2. #bcdbef
  3. #bcc2ef

Triadic

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #efbcdb
  3. #dbefbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #d0bcef
  3. #efd0bc
  4. #dbefbc

Square

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #eabcef
  3. #efd0bc
  4. #c2efbc

Monochromatic

  1. #4199d2
  2. #7ebae0
  3. #bcdbef
  4. #eff6fb
  5. #eff6fb

Shades

#bcdbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #a9c5d7
  3. #96afbf
  4. #8499a7
  5. #71838f
  6. #5e6e78
  7. #4b5860
  8. #384248
  9. #262c30
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #c3dff1
  3. #c9e2f2
  4. #d0e6f4
  5. #d7e9f5
  6. #deedf7
  7. #e4f1f9
  8. #ebf4fa
  9. #f2f8fc
  10. #f8fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdbef
  2. #b6d2e4
  3. #b0c9d9
  4. #aac0ce
  5. #a4b7c3
  6. #9eaeb8
  7. #98a4ac
  8. #929ba1
  9. #8c9296
  10. #86898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd8e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2daf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd4ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee0e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cadaf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d7ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4dee7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdbef {
  color: #bcdbef;
}
Background
.bg-bcdbef {
  background-color: #bcdbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdbef {
  border: 2px solid #bcdbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 219 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 61% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdbef, #bcc2ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 219 239 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 1.13 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.05 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.49 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.10 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.20 #432410 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bcdbef  rgb(188, 219, 239)  hsl(204, 61%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#efd0bc  rgb(239, 208, 188)  hsl(24, 61%, 84%)  Desert Sand
#efbcdb  rgb(239, 188, 219)  hsl(324, 61%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dbefbc  rgb(219, 239, 188)  hsl(84, 61%, 84%)  Tea Green