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#BCDFE9

#bcdfe9 ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdfe9 is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 87.45% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 4.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 50.56% saturation and 82.55% 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 14.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.6935

Complementary

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #e9c6bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #e9bcc9
  3. #e9dcbc

Analogous

  1. #bce9dc
  2. #bcdfe9
  3. #bcc9e9

Triadic

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #e9bcdf
  3. #dfe9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #c6bce9
  3. #e9c6bc
  4. #dfe9bc

Square

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #dcbce9
  3. #e9c6bc
  4. #c9e9bc

Monochromatic

  1. #49a8c3
  2. #82c4d6
  3. #bcdfe9
  4. #f0f8fa
  5. #f0f8fa

Shades

#bcdfe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #a9c9d2
  3. #96b2ba
  4. #849ca3
  5. #71868c
  6. #5e7075
  7. #4b595d
  8. #384346
  9. #262d2f
  10. #131617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdfe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #c3e2eb
  3. #c9e5ed
  4. #d0e9f0
  5. #d7ecf2
  6. #deeff4
  7. #e4f2f6
  8. #ebf5f8
  9. #f2f9fb
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdfe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdfe9
  2. #b6d6df
  3. #b0ccd4
  4. #aac3ca
  5. #a4b9bf
  6. #9eb0b5
  7. #98a6aa
  8. #929da0
  9. #8c9395
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedbe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8dcea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d6e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afe3e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cddde9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9dae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4e1e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdfe9 {
  color: #bcdfe9;
}
Background
.bg-bcdfe9 {
  background-color: #bcdfe9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdfe9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcdfe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdfe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 223 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 51% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdfe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdfe9, #bcc9e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdfe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 223 233 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.77 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.04 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.19 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.72 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.08 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.35 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.08 #432016 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bcdfe9  rgb(188, 223, 233)  hsl(193, 51%, 83%)  Light Blue
#e9c6bc  rgb(233, 198, 188)  hsl(13, 51%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#e9bcdf  rgb(233, 188, 223)  hsl(313, 51%, 83%)  Thistle
#dfe9bc  rgb(223, 233, 188)  hsl(73, 51%, 83%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow