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#BCEAFB

#bceafb ≈ Light Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bceafb 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, 91.76% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 6.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 196.19°, 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 16.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.765

Complementary

  1. #bceafb
  2. #fbcdbc

Split complementary

  1. #bceafb
  2. #fbbccb
  3. #fbedbc

Analogous

  1. #bcfbed
  2. #bceafb
  3. #bccbfb

Triadic

  1. #bceafb
  2. #fbbcea
  3. #eafbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bceafb
  2. #cdbcfb
  3. #fbcdbc
  4. #eafbbc

Square

  1. #bceafb
  2. #edbcfb
  3. #fbcdbc
  4. #cbfbbc

Monochromatic

  1. #2cbdf2
  2. #74d3f7
  3. #bceafb
  4. #ecf9fe
  5. #ecf9fe

Shades

#bceafb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bceafb
  2. #a9d3e2
  3. #96bbc9
  4. #84a4b0
  5. #718c97
  6. #5e757e
  7. #4b5e64
  8. #38464b
  9. #262f32
  10. #131719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bceafb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bceafb
  2. #c3ecfb
  3. #c9eefc
  4. #d0f0fc
  5. #d7f2fd
  6. #def5fd
  7. #e4f7fd
  8. #ebf9fe
  9. #f2fbfe
  10. #f8fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bceafb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bceafb
  2. #b6dfef
  3. #b0d5e2
  4. #aacad6
  5. #a4c0ca
  6. #9eb5be
  7. #98aab1
  8. #92a0a5
  9. #8c9599
  10. #868b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e6ed ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0e7fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6dffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9f0ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3e8fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cce4fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1edf4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bceafb {
  color: #bceafb;
}
Background
.bg-bceafb {
  background-color: #bceafb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bceafb {
  border: 2px solid #bceafb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bceafb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 234 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bceafb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bceafb, #bccbfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bceafb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 234 251 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.17 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.22 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.03 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.37 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.49 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.33 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.57 #431504 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bceafb  rgb(188, 234, 251)  hsl(196, 89%, 86%)  Light Blue
#fbcdbc  rgb(251, 205, 188)  hsl(16, 89%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#fbbcea  rgb(251, 188, 234)  hsl(316, 89%, 86%)  Carnation Pink
#eafbbc  rgb(234, 251, 188)  hsl(76, 89%, 86%)  Tea Green