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#BDD4DD

#bdd4dd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdd4dd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 83.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.48% cyan, 4.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 196.88°, with 32% saturation and 80.39% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.6313

Complementary

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #ddc6bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #ddbdc4
  3. #ddd6bd

Analogous

  1. #bdddd6
  2. #bdd4dd
  3. #bdc4dd

Triadic

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #ddbdd4
  3. #d4ddbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #c6bddd
  3. #ddc6bd
  4. #d4ddbd

Square

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #d6bddd
  3. #ddc6bd
  4. #c4ddbd

Monochromatic

  1. #5892a9
  2. #8bb3c3
  3. #bdd4dd
  4. #eff5f7
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#bdd4dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #aabfc7
  3. #97aab1
  4. #84949b
  5. #717f85
  6. #5f6a6f
  7. #4c5558
  8. #394042
  9. #262a2c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdd4dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #c4d8e0
  3. #cadde4
  4. #d1e1e7
  5. #d7e5eb
  6. #deeaee
  7. #e5eef1
  8. #ebf2f5
  9. #f2f6f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdd4dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdd4dd
  2. #b7ccd4
  3. #b1c3ca
  4. #abbbc1
  5. #a5b2b8
  6. #9faaaf
  7. #98a2a5
  8. #92999c
  9. #8c9193
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d2d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd2de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacedd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4d7d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d3dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d1dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8d6d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdd4dd {
  color: #bdd4dd;
}
Background
.bg-bdd4dd {
  background-color: #bdd4dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdd4dd {
  border: 2px solid #bdd4dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdd4dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 212 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdd4dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdd4dd, #bdc4dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdd4dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 212 221 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.52 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.73 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.85 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.11 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.55 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.83 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.56 #422b22 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bdd4dd  rgb(189, 212, 221)  hsl(197, 32%, 80%)  Pastel Blue
#ddc6bd  rgb(221, 198, 189)  hsl(17, 32%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite
#ddbdd4  rgb(221, 189, 212)  hsl(317, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#d4ddbd  rgb(212, 221, 189)  hsl(77, 32%, 80%)  Beige