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#BCE1EC

#bce1ec ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bce1ec 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, 88.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 4.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 193.75°, with 55.81% saturation and 83.14% 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 15.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.706

Complementary

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #ecc7bc

Split complementary

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #ecbcc9
  3. #ecdfbc

Analogous

  1. #bcecdf
  2. #bce1ec
  3. #bcc9ec

Triadic

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #ecbce1
  3. #e1ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #c7bcec
  3. #ecc7bc
  4. #e1ecbc

Square

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #dfbcec
  3. #ecc7bc
  4. #c9ecbc

Monochromatic

  1. #45acca
  2. #80c6db
  3. #bce1ec
  4. #eff8fa
  5. #eff8fa

Shades

#bce1ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #a9cbd4
  3. #96b4bd
  4. #849ea5
  5. #71878e
  6. #5e7176
  7. #4b5a5e
  8. #384447
  9. #262d2f
  10. #131718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bce1ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #c3e4ee
  3. #c9e7f0
  4. #d0eaf2
  5. #d7edf4
  6. #def0f6
  7. #e4f3f7
  8. #ebf6f9
  9. #f2f9fb
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bce1ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bce1ec
  2. #b6d7e1
  3. #b0ced6
  4. #aac4cc
  5. #a4bac1
  6. #9eb1b6
  7. #98a7ab
  8. #929da0
  9. #8c9396
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfdde2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9deed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee5e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cedfec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9dcec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4e4e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bce1ec {
  color: #bce1ec;
}
Background
.bg-bce1ec {
  background-color: #bce1ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bce1ec {
  border: 2px solid #bce1ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bce1ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 225 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 56% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bce1ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bce1ec, #bcc9ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bce1ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 225 236 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 2.74 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.10 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.10 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.38 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.31 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.89 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.96 #431e13 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bce1ec  rgb(188, 225, 236)  hsl(194, 56%, 83%)  Light Blue
#ecc7bc  rgb(236, 199, 188)  hsl(14, 56%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#ecbce1  rgb(236, 188, 225)  hsl(314, 56%, 83%)  Thistle
#e1ecbc  rgb(225, 236, 188)  hsl(74, 56%, 83%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow