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#BCDEDF

#bcdedf ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdedf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 87.06% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 181.71°, with 35.35% saturation and 80.59% 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 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.6826

Complementary

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #dfbdbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #dfbccd
  3. #dfcfbc

Analogous

  1. #bcdfcf
  2. #bcdedf
  3. #bccddf

Triadic

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #dfbcde
  3. #dedfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #bdbcdf
  3. #dfbdbc
  4. #dedfbc

Square

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #cfbcdf
  3. #dfbdbc
  4. #cddfbc

Monochromatic

  1. #54abae
  2. #88c5c6
  3. #bcdedf
  4. #f0f8f8
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bcdedf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #a9c8c9
  3. #96b2b2
  4. #849b9c
  5. #718586
  6. #5e6f70
  7. #4b5959
  8. #384343
  9. #262c2d
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdedf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #c3e1e2
  3. #c9e5e5
  4. #d0e8e9
  5. #d7ebec
  6. #deefef
  7. #e4f2f2
  8. #ebf5f5
  9. #f2f8f9
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdedf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdedf
  2. #b6d5d6
  3. #b0cbcc
  4. #aac2c3
  5. #a4b8b9
  6. #9eafb0
  7. #98a6a6
  8. #929c9d
  9. #8c9393
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddadb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9dbdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d5df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e1de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cedcdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad9df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6e0de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdedf {
  color: #bcdedf;
}
Background
.bg-bcdedf {
  background-color: #bcdedf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdedf {
  border: 2px solid #bcdedf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdedf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 222 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 35% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdedf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdedf, #bccddf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdedf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 222 223 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.42 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.53 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.61 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.72 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.28 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.48 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.58 #432120 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bcdedf  rgb(188, 222, 223)  hsl(182, 35%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#dfbdbc  rgb(223, 189, 188)  hsl(2, 35%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#dfbcde  rgb(223, 188, 222)  hsl(302, 35%, 81%)  Thistle
#dedfbc  rgb(222, 223, 188)  hsl(62, 35%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow