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#BCE9FB

#bce9fb ≈ Light Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bce9fb 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, 91.37% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, with 88.73% saturation and 86.08% 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 16.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.7593

Complementary

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #fbcebc

Split complementary

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #fbbcca
  3. #fbedbc

Analogous

  1. #bcfbed
  2. #bce9fb
  3. #bccafb

Triadic

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #fbbce9
  3. #e9fbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #cebcfb
  3. #fbcebc
  4. #e9fbbc

Square

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #edbcfb
  3. #fbcebc
  4. #cafbbc

Monochromatic

  1. #2cbaf2
  2. #74d1f7
  3. #bce9fb
  4. #ecf9fe
  5. #ecf9fe

Shades

#bce9fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #a9d2e2
  3. #96bac9
  4. #84a3b0
  5. #718c97
  6. #5e757e
  7. #4b5d64
  8. #38464b
  9. #262f32
  10. #131719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bce9fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #c3ebfb
  3. #c9edfc
  4. #d0f0fc
  5. #d7f2fd
  6. #def4fd
  7. #e4f6fd
  8. #ebf8fe
  9. #f2fbfe
  10. #f8fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bce9fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bce9fb
  2. #b6dfef
  3. #b0d4e2
  4. #aacad6
  5. #a4bfca
  6. #9eb5be
  7. #98aab1
  8. #92a0a5
  9. #8c9599
  10. #868b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e5ec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfe6fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5dffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9efee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2e7fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cce3fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1ecf4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bce9fb {
  color: #bce9fb;
}
Background
.bg-bce9fb {
  background-color: #bce9fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bce9fb {
  border: 2px solid #bce9fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bce9fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 233 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bce9fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bce9fb, #bccafb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bce9fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 233 251 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.40 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.59 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.76 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.03 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.41 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.41 #431604 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bce9fb  rgb(188, 233, 251)  hsl(197, 89%, 86%)  Light Blue
#fbcebc  rgb(251, 206, 188)  hsl(17, 89%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#fbbce9  rgb(251, 188, 233)  hsl(317, 89%, 86%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#e9fbbc  rgb(233, 251, 188)  hsl(77, 89%, 86%)  Tea Green