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#BDCEF3

#bdcef3 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdcef3 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, 80.78% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 15.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 221.11°, 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.6143

Complementary

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #f3e2bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #f3c7bd
  3. #e9f3bd

Analogous

  1. #bde9f3
  2. #bdcef3
  3. #c7bdf3

Triadic

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #f3bdce
  3. #cef3bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #e2bdf3
  3. #f3e2bd
  4. #cef3bd

Square

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #f3bde9
  3. #f3e2bd
  4. #bdf3c7

Monochromatic

  1. #3c6edb
  2. #7c9ee7
  3. #bdcef3
  4. #eef2fc
  5. #eef2fc

Shades

#bdcef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #aab9db
  3. #97a5c2
  4. #8490aa
  5. #717c92
  6. #5f677a
  7. #4c5261
  8. #393e49
  9. #262931
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #c4d3f4
  3. #cad8f5
  4. #d1ddf7
  5. #d7e2f8
  6. #dee7f9
  7. #e5ebfa
  8. #ebf0fb
  9. #f2f5fd
  10. #f8fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcef3
  2. #b7c6e8
  3. #b1bedc
  4. #abb7d1
  5. #a5afc5
  6. #9fa7ba
  7. #989fae
  8. #9297a3
  9. #8c9097
  10. #86888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cede ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d0f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #becbf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd5da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0cff4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdccf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcef3 {
  color: #bdcef3;
}
Background
.bg-bdcef3 {
  background-color: #bdcef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcef3 {
  border: 2px solid #bdcef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 206 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 69% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcef3, #c7bdf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 206 243 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.95 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.11 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.28 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.63 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.78 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.21 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.34 #42310c Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bdcef3  rgb(189, 206, 243)  hsl(221, 69%, 85%)  Light Steel Blue
#f3e2bd  rgb(243, 226, 189)  hsl(41, 69%, 85%)  Wheat
#f3bdce  rgb(243, 189, 206)  hsl(341, 69%, 85%)  Bubble Gum
#cef3bd  rgb(206, 243, 189)  hsl(101, 69%, 85%)  Tea Green