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#BCDDF9

#bcddf9 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcddf9 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, 86.67% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 11.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 207.54°, with 83.56% saturation and 85.69% 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 14.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.6924

Complementary

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #f9d8bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #f9bcbf
  3. #f9f7bc

Analogous

  1. #bcf9f7
  2. #bcddf9
  3. #bcbff9

Triadic

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #f9bcdd
  3. #ddf9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #d8bcf9
  3. #f9d8bc
  4. #ddf9bc

Square

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #f7bcf9
  3. #f9d8bc
  4. #bff9bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3096ec
  2. #76b9f3
  3. #bcddf9
  4. #ecf5fd
  5. #ecf5fd

Shades

#bcddf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #a9c7e0
  3. #96b1c7
  4. #849bae
  5. #718595
  6. #5e6f7d
  7. #4b5864
  8. #38424b
  9. #262c32
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcddf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #c3e0fa
  3. #c9e4fa
  4. #d0e7fb
  5. #d7ebfb
  6. #deeefc
  7. #e4f1fd
  8. #ebf5fd
  9. #f2f8fe
  10. #f8fcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcddf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcddf9
  2. #b6d4ed
  3. #b0cae1
  4. #aac1d5
  5. #a4b8c9
  6. #9eafbd
  7. #98a5b0
  8. #929ca4
  9. #8c9398
  10. #86898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedae6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ddfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad6f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abe4e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9ddfa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d9f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e1ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcddf9 {
  color: #bcddf9;
}
Background
.bg-bcddf9 {
  background-color: #bcddf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcddf9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcddf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcddf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 221 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 84% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcddf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcddf9, #bcbff9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcddf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 221 249 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.87 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.88 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.38 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.73 #432206 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bcddf9  rgb(188, 221, 249)  hsl(208, 84%, 86%)  Columbia Blue
#f9d8bc  rgb(249, 216, 188)  hsl(28, 84%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#f9bcdd  rgb(249, 188, 221)  hsl(328, 84%, 86%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#ddf9bc  rgb(221, 249, 188)  hsl(88, 84%, 86%)  Tea Green