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#BDCACA

#bdcaca ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdcaca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 79.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 10.92% saturation and 76.67% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.5732

Complementary

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #cabdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #cabdc4
  3. #cac4bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcac4
  2. #bdcaca
  3. #bdc4ca

Triadic

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #cabdca
  3. #cacabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #bdbdca
  3. #cabdbd
  4. #cacabd

Square

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #c4bdca
  3. #cabdbd
  4. #c4cabd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a8484
  2. #93a8a8
  3. #bdcaca
  4. #e7ecec
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#bdcaca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #aab6b6
  3. #97a2a2
  4. #848d8d
  5. #717979
  6. #5f6565
  7. #4c5151
  8. #393d3d
  9. #262828
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcaca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #c4cfcf
  3. #cad5d5
  4. #d1dada
  5. #d7dfdf
  6. #dee5e5
  7. #e5eaea
  8. #ebefef
  9. #f2f4f4
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcaca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcaca
  2. #b7c3c3
  3. #b1bbbb
  4. #abb4b4
  5. #a5acac
  6. #9fa5a5
  7. #989e9e
  8. #929696
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c6ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9cbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c9ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c8ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcbca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcaca {
  color: #bdcaca;
}
Background
.bg-bdcaca {
  background-color: #bdcaca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcaca {
  border: 2px solid #bdcaca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcaca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 202 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 11% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcaca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcaca, #bdc4ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcaca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 202 202 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.04 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.54 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.85 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.67 #423535 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bdcaca  rgb(189, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 11%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cabdbd  rgb(202, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 11%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cabdca  rgb(202, 189, 202)  hsl(300, 11%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cacabd  rgb(202, 202, 189)  hsl(60, 11%, 77%)  Timberwolf