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#BDDFDE

#bddfde ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bddfde is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 87.45% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 178.24°, with 34.69% saturation and 80.78% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.6887

Complementary

  1. #bddfde
  2. #dfbdbe

Split complementary

  1. #bddfde
  2. #dfbdcf
  3. #dfcdbd

Analogous

  1. #bddfcd
  2. #bddfde
  3. #bdcfdf

Triadic

  1. #bddfde
  2. #debddf
  3. #dfdebd

Tetradic

  1. #bddfde
  2. #bdbedf
  3. #dfbdbe
  4. #dfdebd

Square

  1. #bddfde
  2. #cdbddf
  3. #dfbdbe
  4. #cfdfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #56adaa
  2. #89c6c4
  3. #bddfde
  4. #f1f8f8
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bddfde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bddfde
  2. #aac9c8
  3. #97b2b2
  4. #849c9b
  5. #718685
  6. #5f706f
  7. #4c5959
  8. #394343
  9. #262d2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bddfde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bddfde
  2. #c4e2e1
  3. #cae5e5
  4. #d1e9e8
  5. #d7eceb
  6. #deefef
  7. #e5f2f2
  8. #ebf5f5
  9. #f2f9f8
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bddfde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bddfde
  2. #b7d6d5
  3. #b1cccb
  4. #abc3c2
  5. #a5b9b8
  6. #9fb0af
  7. #98a6a6
  8. #929d9c
  9. #8c9393
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedbdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadbde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d6de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3e1df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfddde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbdade ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7e0de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bddfde {
  color: #bddfde;
}
Background
.bg-bddfde {
  background-color: #bddfde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bddfde {
  border: 2px solid #bddfde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bddfde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 223 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 35% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bddfde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bddfde, #bdcfdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bddfde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 223 222 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.86 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.42 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.47 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.12 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.31 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.33 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.28 #422021 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bddfde  rgb(189, 223, 222)  hsl(178, 35%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#dfbdbe  rgb(223, 189, 190)  hsl(358, 35%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#debddf  rgb(222, 189, 223)  hsl(298, 35%, 81%)  Thistle
#dfdebd  rgb(223, 222, 189)  hsl(58, 35%, 81%)  Pearl