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#BDECF8

#bdecf8 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdecf8 is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 92.55% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.79% cyan, 4.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 192.2°, with 80.82% saturation and 85.69% 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.7759

Complementary

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #f8c9bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #f8bdcf
  3. #f8e7bd

Analogous

  1. #bdf8e7
  2. #bdecf8
  3. #bdcff8

Triadic

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #f8bdec
  3. #ecf8bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #c9bdf8
  3. #f8c9bd
  4. #ecf8bd

Square

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #e7bdf8
  3. #f8c9bd
  4. #cff8bd

Monochromatic

  1. #33c4e9
  2. #78d8f1
  3. #bdecf8
  4. #edfafd
  5. #edfafd

Shades

#bdecf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #aad4df
  3. #97bdc6
  4. #84a5ae
  5. #718e95
  6. #5f767c
  7. #4c5e63
  8. #39474a
  9. #262f32
  10. #131819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdecf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #c4eef9
  3. #caf0f9
  4. #d1f2fa
  5. #d7f4fb
  6. #def6fc
  7. #e5f7fc
  8. #ebf9fd
  9. #f2fbfe
  10. #f8fdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdecf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdecf8
  2. #b7e1ec
  3. #b1d6e0
  4. #abccd4
  5. #a5c1c8
  6. #9fb6bc
  7. #98abb0
  8. #92a0a4
  9. #8c9698
  10. #868b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e7ec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e9f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9e1f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abf1f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5eaf8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cee5f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eff3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdecf8 {
  color: #bdecf8;
}
Background
.bg-bdecf8 {
  background-color: #bdecf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdecf8 {
  border: 2px solid #bdecf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdecf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 236 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 81% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdecf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdecf8, #bdcff8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdecf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 236 248 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.85 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.21 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.61 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.51 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.61 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 6.97 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.57 #421307 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bdecf8  rgb(189, 236, 248)  hsl(192, 81%, 86%)  Powder Blue
#f8c9bd  rgb(248, 201, 189)  hsl(12, 81%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#f8bdec  rgb(248, 189, 236)  hsl(312, 81%, 86%)  Plum
#ecf8bd  rgb(236, 248, 189)  hsl(72, 81%, 86%)  Cream