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#BDCFCF

#bdcfcf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdcfcf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 81.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 15.79% saturation and 77.65% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.5995

Complementary

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #cfbdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #cfbdc6
  3. #cfc6bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcfc6
  2. #bdcfcf
  3. #bdc6cf

Triadic

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #cfbdcf
  3. #cfcfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #bdbdcf
  3. #cfbdbd
  4. #cfcfbd

Square

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #c6bdcf
  3. #cfbdbd
  4. #c6cfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #668d8d
  2. #91afaf
  3. #bdcfcf
  4. #e9efef
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bdcfcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #aababa
  3. #97a6a6
  4. #849191
  5. #717c7c
  6. #5f6868
  7. #4c5353
  8. #393e3e
  9. #262929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcfcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #c4d4d4
  3. #cad9d9
  4. #d1dddd
  5. #d7e2e2
  6. #dee7e7
  7. #e5ecec
  8. #ebf1f1
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcfcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcfcf
  2. #b7c7c7
  3. #b1bfbf
  4. #abb7b7
  5. #a5afaf
  6. #9fa8a8
  7. #98a0a0
  8. #929898
  9. #8c9090
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cdcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccdcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8d0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bad0cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcfcf {
  color: #bdcfcf;
}
Background
.bg-bdcfcf {
  background-color: #bdcfcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcfcf {
  border: 2px solid #bdcfcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcfcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 207 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 16% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcfcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcfcf, #bdc6cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcfcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 207 207 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.03 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.19 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.79 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.88 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.92 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.92 #423030 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bdcfcf  rgb(189, 207, 207)  hsl(180, 16%, 78%)  Pastel Blue
#cfbdbd  rgb(207, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 16%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#cfbdcf  rgb(207, 189, 207)  hsl(300, 16%, 78%)  Thistle
#cfcfbd  rgb(207, 207, 189)  hsl(60, 16%, 78%)  Bone