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#BDCCD0

#bdccd0 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdccd0 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.13% cyan, 1.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 192.63°, with 16.81% saturation and 77.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5856

Complementary

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #d0c1bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #d0bdc2
  3. #d0cabd

Analogous

  1. #bdd0ca
  2. #bdccd0
  3. #bdc2d0

Triadic

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #d0bdcc
  3. #ccd0bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #c1bdd0
  3. #d0c1bd
  4. #ccd0bd

Square

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #cabdd0
  3. #d0c1bd
  4. #c2d0bd

Monochromatic

  1. #65868e
  2. #90a9b0
  3. #bdccd0
  4. #eaeff0
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#bdccd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #aab8bb
  3. #97a3a6
  4. #848f92
  5. #717a7d
  6. #5f6668
  7. #4c5253
  8. #393d3e
  9. #26292a
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdccd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #c4d1d5
  3. #cad6d9
  4. #d1dbde
  5. #d7e0e3
  6. #dee6e8
  7. #e5ebec
  8. #ebf0f1
  9. #f2f5f6
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdccd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdccd0
  2. #b7c4c8
  3. #b1bdc0
  4. #abb5b8
  5. #a5aeb0
  6. #9fa6a8
  7. #989ea0
  8. #929798
  9. #8c8f90
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cacc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cbd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c8d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8cecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cbd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bacdce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdccd0 {
  color: #bdccd0;
}
Background
.bg-bdccd0 {
  background-color: #bdccd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdccd0 {
  border: 2px solid #bdccd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdccd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 204 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 17% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdccd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdccd0, #bdc2d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdccd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 204 208 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.70 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.08 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.80 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.80 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.89 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.37 #42332f Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bdccd0  rgb(189, 204, 208)  hsl(193, 17%, 78%)  Pastel Blue
#d0c1bd  rgb(208, 193, 189)  hsl(13, 17%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#d0bdcc  rgb(208, 189, 204)  hsl(313, 17%, 78%)  Thistle
#ccd0bd  rgb(204, 208, 189)  hsl(73, 17%, 78%)  Ash Gray