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#BCEBF9

#bcebf9 ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcebf9 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, 92.16% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 5.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 193.77°, with 83.56% saturation and 85.69% 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 16.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.7695

Complementary

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #f9cabc

Split complementary

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #f9bccd
  3. #f9e9bc

Analogous

  1. #bcf9e9
  2. #bcebf9
  3. #bccdf9

Triadic

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #f9bceb
  3. #ebf9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #cabcf9
  3. #f9cabc
  4. #ebf9bc

Square

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #e9bcf9
  3. #f9cabc
  4. #cdf9bc

Monochromatic

  1. #30c1ec
  2. #76d6f3
  3. #bcebf9
  4. #ecf9fd
  5. #ecf9fd

Shades

#bcebf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #a9d4e0
  3. #96bcc7
  4. #84a5ae
  5. #718d95
  6. #5e767d
  7. #4b5e64
  8. #38474b
  9. #262f32
  10. #131819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcebf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #c3edfa
  3. #c9effa
  4. #d0f1fb
  5. #d7f3fb
  6. #def5fc
  7. #e4f7fd
  8. #ebf9fd
  9. #f2fbfe
  10. #f8fdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcebf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcebf9
  2. #b6e0ed
  3. #b0d6e1
  4. #aacbd5
  5. #a4c0c9
  6. #9eb6bd
  7. #98abb0
  8. #92a0a4
  9. #8c9598
  10. #868b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e6ec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2e8fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8e0f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9f0ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4e9fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cde4f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1eef3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcebf9 {
  color: #bcebf9;
}
Background
.bg-bcebf9 {
  background-color: #bcebf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcebf9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcebf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcebf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 235 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 84% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcebf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcebf9, #bccdf9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcebf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 235 249 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.99 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.27 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.33 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.91 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.35 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.53 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.34 #431406 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#bcebf9  rgb(188, 235, 249)  hsl(194, 84%, 86%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f9cabc  rgb(249, 202, 188)  hsl(14, 84%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#f9bceb  rgb(249, 188, 235)  hsl(314, 84%, 86%)  Plum
#ebf9bc  rgb(235, 249, 188)  hsl(74, 84%, 86%)  Cream