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#bdddfa ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdddfa 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, 86.67% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.4% cyan, 11.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 208.52°, with 85.92% saturation and 86.08% 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 14.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.6943

Complementary

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #fadabd

Split complementary

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #fabdbf
  3. #faf8bd

Analogous

  1. #bdfaf8
  2. #bdddfa
  3. #bdbffa

Triadic

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #fabddd
  3. #ddfabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #dabdfa
  3. #fadabd
  4. #ddfabd

Square

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #f8bdfa
  3. #fadabd
  4. #bffabd

Monochromatic

  1. #2f94ef
  2. #76b8f5
  3. #bdddfa
  4. #ecf5fe
  5. #ecf5fe

Shades

#bdddfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #aac7e1
  3. #97b1c8
  4. #849baf
  5. #718596
  6. #5f6f7d
  7. #4c5864
  8. #39424b
  9. #262c32
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdddfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #c4e0fb
  3. #cae4fb
  4. #d1e7fc
  5. #d7ebfc
  6. #deeefd
  7. #e5f1fd
  8. #ebf5fe
  9. #f2f8fe
  10. #f8fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdddfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdddfa
  2. #b7d4ee
  3. #b1cae2
  4. #abc1d5
  5. #a5b8c9
  6. #9fafbd
  7. #98a5b1
  8. #929ca5
  9. #8c9398
  10. #86898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedbe7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ddfb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad6f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ace4e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caddfb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d9fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3e1ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdddfa {
  color: #bdddfa;
}
Background
.bg-bdddfa {
  background-color: #bdddfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdddfa {
  border: 2px solid #bdddfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdddfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 221 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 86% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdddfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdddfa, #bdbffa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdddfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 221 250 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.12 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.37 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.58 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.84 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.43 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.77 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.16 #422205 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bdddfa  rgb(189, 221, 250)  hsl(209, 86%, 86%)  Pale Aqua
#fadabd  rgb(250, 218, 189)  hsl(29, 86%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#fabddd  rgb(250, 189, 221)  hsl(329, 86%, 86%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#ddfabd  rgb(221, 250, 189)  hsl(89, 86%, 86%)  Tea Green