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#BCDDE1

#bcdde1 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdde1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 86.67% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.44% cyan, 1.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 186.49°, with 38.14% saturation and 80.98% 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 14.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.6784

Complementary

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #e1c0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #e1bcca
  3. #e1d3bc

Analogous

  1. #bce1d3
  2. #bcdde1
  3. #bccae1

Triadic

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #e1bcdd
  3. #dde1bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #c0bce1
  3. #e1c0bc
  4. #dde1bc

Square

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #d3bce1
  3. #e1c0bc
  4. #cae1bc

Monochromatic

  1. #52a7b2
  2. #87c2c9
  3. #bcdde1
  4. #f1f8f9
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#bcdde1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #a9c7cb
  3. #96b1b4
  4. #849b9e
  5. #718587
  6. #5e6f71
  7. #4b585a
  8. #384244
  9. #262c2d
  10. #131617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdde1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #c3e0e4
  3. #c9e4e7
  4. #d0e7ea
  5. #d7ebed
  6. #deeef0
  7. #e4f1f3
  8. #ebf5f6
  9. #f2f8f9
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdde1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdde1
  2. #b6d4d7
  3. #b0cace
  4. #aac1c4
  5. #a4b8ba
  6. #9eafb1
  7. #98a5a7
  8. #929c9d
  9. #8c9393
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd9db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8dae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d5e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e0de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cddbe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9d8e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6dfdf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdde1 {
  color: #bcdde1;
}
Background
.bg-bcdde1 {
  background-color: #bcdde1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdde1 {
  border: 2px solid #bcdde1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdde1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 221 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 38% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdde1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdde1, #bccae1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdde1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 221 225 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.48 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.33 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.86 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.29 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.57 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.55 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.56 #43221e Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bcdde1  rgb(188, 221, 225)  hsl(186, 38%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#e1c0bc  rgb(225, 192, 188)  hsl(6, 38%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#e1bcdd  rgb(225, 188, 221)  hsl(306, 38%, 81%)  Thistle
#dde1bc  rgb(221, 225, 188)  hsl(66, 38%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow