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#BDD1EB

#bdd1eb ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdd1eb 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, 81.96% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.57% cyan, 11.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 213.91°, with 53.49% saturation and 83.14% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.6242

Complementary

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #ebd7bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #ebc0bd
  3. #e8ebbd

Analogous

  1. #bde8eb
  2. #bdd1eb
  3. #c0bdeb

Triadic

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #ebbdd1
  3. #d1ebbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #d7bdeb
  3. #ebd7bd
  4. #d1ebbd

Square

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #ebbde8
  3. #ebd7bd
  4. #bdebc0

Monochromatic

  1. #487fc7
  2. #82a8d9
  3. #bdd1eb
  4. #eff4fa
  5. #eff4fa

Shades

#bdd1eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #aabcd4
  3. #97a7bc
  4. #8492a5
  5. #717d8d
  6. #5f6976
  7. #4c545e
  8. #393f47
  9. #262a2f
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdd1eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #c4d6ed
  3. #cadaef
  4. #d1dff1
  5. #d7e3f3
  6. #dee8f5
  7. #e5edf7
  8. #ebf1f9
  9. #f2f6fb
  10. #f8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdd1eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdd1eb
  2. #b7c9e0
  3. #b1c1d6
  4. #abb9cb
  5. #a5b1c0
  6. #9fa9b6
  7. #98a0ab
  8. #9298a0
  9. #8c9095
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d0db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d2ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3cdea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d7d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4d1ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1cfeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d4e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdd1eb {
  color: #bdd1eb;
}
Background
.bg-bdd1eb {
  background-color: #bdd1eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdd1eb {
  border: 2px solid #bdd1eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdd1eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 209 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 53% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdd1eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdd1eb, #c0bdeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdd1eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 209 235 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.22 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.14 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.28 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.54 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.66 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.82 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.92 #422e14 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bdd1eb  rgb(189, 209, 235)  hsl(214, 53%, 83%)  Light Steel Blue
#ebd7bd  rgb(235, 215, 189)  hsl(34, 53%, 83%)  Champagne
#ebbdd1  rgb(235, 189, 209)  hsl(334, 53%, 83%)  Bubble Gum
#d1ebbd  rgb(209, 235, 189)  hsl(94, 53%, 83%)  Tea Green