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#BDCBF0

#bdcbf0 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdcbf0 is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 79.61% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.25% cyan, 15.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 223.53°, with 62.96% saturation and 84.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.5982

Complementary

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #f0e2bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #f0c9bd
  3. #e5f0bd

Analogous

  1. #bde5f0
  2. #bdcbf0
  3. #c9bdf0

Triadic

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #f0bdcb
  3. #cbf0bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #e2bdf0
  3. #f0e2bd
  4. #cbf0bd

Square

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #f0bde5
  3. #f0e2bd
  4. #bdf0c9

Monochromatic

  1. #4069d4
  2. #7f9ae2
  3. #bdcbf0
  4. #eef2fb
  5. #eef2fb

Shades

#bdcbf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #aab7d8
  3. #97a2c0
  4. #848ea8
  5. #717a90
  6. #5f6678
  7. #4c5160
  8. #393d48
  9. #262930
  10. #131418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcbf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #c4d0f2
  3. #cad5f3
  4. #d1dbf5
  5. #d7e0f6
  6. #dee5f8
  7. #e5eaf9
  8. #ebeffb
  9. #f2f5fc
  10. #f8fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcbf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcbf0
  2. #b7c4e5
  3. #b1bcda
  4. #abb5ce
  5. #a5adc3
  6. #9fa6b8
  7. #989ead
  8. #9297a2
  9. #8c8f96
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cbdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0cef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc9ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d2d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfcdf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bccaef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6cfe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcbf0 {
  color: #bdcbf0;
}
Background
.bg-bdcbf0 {
  background-color: #bdcbf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcbf0 {
  border: 2px solid #bdcbf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcbf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 203 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 63% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcbf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcbf0, #c9bdf0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcbf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 203 240 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.32 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.39 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.84 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.09 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.65 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.15 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.37 #42340f Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bdcbf0  rgb(189, 203, 240)  hsl(224, 63%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#f0e2bd  rgb(240, 226, 189)  hsl(44, 63%, 84%)  Wheat
#f0bdcb  rgb(240, 189, 203)  hsl(344, 63%, 84%)  Bubble Gum
#cbf0bd  rgb(203, 240, 189)  hsl(104, 63%, 84%)  Tea Green