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#BDCEED

#bdceed ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdceed is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.78% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 13.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 218.75°, with 57.14% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.6108

Complementary

  1. #bdceed
  2. #eddcbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdceed
  2. #edc4bd
  3. #e6edbd

Analogous

  1. #bde6ed
  2. #bdceed
  3. #c4bded

Triadic

  1. #bdceed
  2. #edbdce
  3. #ceedbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdceed
  2. #dcbded
  3. #eddcbd
  4. #ceedbd

Square

  1. #bdceed
  2. #edbde6
  3. #eddcbd
  4. #bdedc4

Monochromatic

  1. #4575cc
  2. #81a1dd
  3. #bdceed
  4. #eff3fb
  5. #eff3fb

Shades

#bdceed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdceed
  2. #aab9d5
  3. #97a5be
  4. #8490a6
  5. #717c8e
  6. #5f6777
  7. #4c525f
  8. #393e47
  9. #26292f
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdceed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdceed
  2. #c4d3ef
  3. #cad8f1
  4. #d1ddf2
  5. #d7e2f4
  6. #dee7f6
  7. #e5ebf8
  8. #ebf0fa
  9. #f2f5fb
  10. #f8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdceed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdceed
  2. #b7c6e2
  3. #b1bed7
  4. #abb7cc
  5. #a5afc1
  6. #9fa7b7
  7. #989fac
  8. #9297a1
  9. #8c9096
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cddb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d0ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cbec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d4d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1cfee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfcced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdceed {
  color: #bdceed;
}
Background
.bg-bdceed {
  background-color: #bdceed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdceed {
  border: 2px solid #bdceed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdceed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 206 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 57% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdceed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdceed, #c4bded);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdceed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 206 237 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.66 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.67 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.46 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.78 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.79 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.33 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.66 #423112 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bdceed  rgb(189, 206, 237)  hsl(219, 57%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#eddcbd  rgb(237, 220, 189)  hsl(39, 57%, 84%)  Champagne
#edbdce  rgb(237, 189, 206)  hsl(339, 57%, 84%)  Bubble Gum
#ceedbd  rgb(206, 237, 189)  hsl(99, 57%, 84%)  Tea Green