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#BDCDF3

#bdcdf3 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdcdf3 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, 80.39% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 15.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 222.22°, with 69.23% saturation and 84.71% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.6095

Complementary

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #f3e3bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #f3c8bd
  3. #e8f3bd

Analogous

  1. #bde8f3
  2. #bdcdf3
  3. #c8bdf3

Triadic

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #f3bdcd
  3. #cdf3bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #e3bdf3
  3. #f3e3bd
  4. #cdf3bd

Square

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #f3bde8
  3. #f3e3bd
  4. #bdf3c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3c6bdb
  2. #7c9ce7
  3. #bdcdf3
  4. #eef2fc
  5. #eef2fc

Shades

#bdcdf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #aab9db
  3. #97a4c2
  4. #8490aa
  5. #717b92
  6. #5f677a
  7. #4c5261
  8. #393e49
  9. #262931
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcdf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #c4d2f4
  3. #cad7f5
  4. #d1dcf7
  5. #d7e1f8
  6. #dee6f9
  7. #e5ebfa
  8. #ebf0fb
  9. #f2f5fd
  10. #f8fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcdf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcdf3
  2. #b7c5e8
  3. #b1bedc
  4. #abb6d1
  5. #a5aec5
  6. #9fa7ba
  7. #989fae
  8. #9297a3
  9. #8c8f97
  10. #86888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cddd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2cff5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcbf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0d4d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0cef4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdccf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d1e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcdf3 {
  color: #bdcdf3;
}
Background
.bg-bdcdf3 {
  background-color: #bdcdf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcdf3 {
  border: 2px solid #bdcdf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcdf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 69% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcdf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcdf3, #c8bdf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcdf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 243 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.25 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.37 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.76 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.84 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.72 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.07 #42320c Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bdcdf3  rgb(189, 205, 243)  hsl(222, 69%, 85%)  Light Steel Blue
#f3e3bd  rgb(243, 227, 189)  hsl(42, 69%, 85%)  Wheat
#f3bdcd  rgb(243, 189, 205)  hsl(342, 69%, 85%)  Bubble Gum
#cdf3bd  rgb(205, 243, 189)  hsl(102, 69%, 85%)  Tea Green