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#BDD4E5

#bdd4e5 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdd4e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.47% cyan, 7.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 43.48% saturation and 81.96% 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 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 0.39.

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Relative luminance0.6356

Complementary

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #e5cebd

Split complementary

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #e5bdc0
  3. #e5e2bd

Analogous

  1. #bde5e2
  2. #bdd4e5
  3. #bdc0e5

Triadic

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #e5bdd4
  3. #d4e5bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #cebde5
  3. #e5cebd
  4. #d4e5bd

Square

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #e2bde5
  3. #e5cebd
  4. #c0e5bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f8cba
  2. #86b0cf
  3. #bdd4e5
  4. #f0f5f9
  5. #f0f5f9

Shades

#bdd4e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #aabfce
  3. #97aab7
  4. #8494a0
  5. #717f89
  6. #5f6a73
  7. #4c555c
  8. #394045
  9. #262a2e
  10. #131517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdd4e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #c4d8e8
  3. #caddea
  4. #d1e1ed
  5. #d7e5ef
  6. #deeaf2
  7. #e5eef5
  8. #ebf2f7
  9. #f2f6fa
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdd4e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdd4e5
  2. #b7ccdb
  3. #b1c3d1
  4. #abbbc7
  5. #a5b2bd
  6. #9faab3
  7. #98a2a8
  8. #92999e
  9. #8c9194
  10. #86888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d2d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdd3e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cfe5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3d8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d4e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3d1e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7d7de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdd4e5 {
  color: #bdd4e5;
}
Background
.bg-bdd4e5 {
  background-color: #bdd4e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdd4e5 {
  border: 2px solid #bdd4e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdd4e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 212 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 43% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdd4e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdd4e5, #bdc0e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdd4e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 212 229 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 0.39 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.75 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.21 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.69 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.39 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.87 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.61 #422b1a Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bdd4e5  rgb(189, 212, 229)  hsl(206, 43%, 82%)  Pale Aqua
#e5cebd  rgb(229, 206, 189)  hsl(26, 43%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#e5bdd4  rgb(229, 189, 212)  hsl(326, 43%, 82%)  Thistle
#d4e5bd  rgb(212, 229, 189)  hsl(86, 43%, 82%)  Tea Green