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#BCFEF9

#bcfef9 ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bcfef9 is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 99.61% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.97% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 175.45°, with 97.06% saturation and 86.67% 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 18.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#ccffff
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Relative luminance0.8841

Complementary

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #febcc1

Split complementary

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #febce2
  3. #fed8bc

Analogous

  1. #bcfed8
  2. #bcfef9
  3. #bce2fe

Triadic

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #f9bcfe
  3. #fef9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #bcc1fe
  3. #febcc1
  4. #fef9bc

Square

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #d8bcfe
  3. #febcc1
  4. #e2febc

Monochromatic

  1. #25fceb
  2. #71fdf2
  3. #bcfef9
  4. #ebfffd
  5. #ebfffd

Shades

#bcfef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #a9e5e0
  3. #96cbc7
  4. #84b2ae
  5. #719895
  6. #5e7f7d
  7. #4b6664
  8. #384c4b
  9. #263332
  10. #131919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcfef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #c3fefa
  3. #c9fefa
  4. #d0fefb
  5. #d7fefb
  6. #defffc
  7. #e4fffd
  8. #ebfffd
  9. #f2fffe
  10. #f8fffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcfef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcfef9
  2. #b6f1ed
  3. #b0e5e1
  4. #aad8d5
  5. #a4ccc9
  6. #9ebfbd
  7. #98b2b0
  8. #92a6a4
  9. #8c9998
  10. #868d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f2f2f2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #def7f5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6f7f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eaeefa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7fffc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1faf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9f4f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0fffb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcfef9 {
  color: #bcfef9;
}
Background
.bg-bcfef9 {
  background-color: #bcfef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcfef9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcfef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcfef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 254 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcfef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcfef9, #bce2fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcfef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 254 249 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 2.36 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.80 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.56 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.23 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.32 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.03 #430106 Inverted #f2f2f2 Grayscale 

Celeste
#bcfef9  rgb(188, 254, 249)  hsl(175, 97%, 87%)  Celeste
#febcc1  rgb(254, 188, 193)  hsl(355, 97%, 87%)  Light Pink
#f9bcfe  rgb(249, 188, 254)  hsl(295, 97%, 87%)  Mauve
#fef9bc  rgb(254, 249, 188)  hsl(55, 97%, 87%)  Blond