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#becbdb ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#becbdb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 79.61% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.24% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 213.1°, with 28.71% saturation and 80.2% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.5877

Complementary

  1. #becbdb
  2. #dbcebe

Split complementary

  1. #becbdb
  2. #dbc0be
  3. #dadbbe

Analogous

  1. #bedadb
  2. #becbdb
  3. #c0bedb

Triadic

  1. #becbdb
  2. #dbbecb
  3. #cbdbbe

Tetradic

  1. #becbdb
  2. #cebedb
  3. #dbcebe
  4. #cbdbbe

Square

  1. #becbdb
  2. #dbbeda
  3. #dbcebe
  4. #bedbc0

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7ca4
  2. #8da4c0
  3. #becbdb
  4. #eff2f6
  5. #f2f4f8

Shades

#becbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #becbdb
  2. #abb7c5
  3. #98a2af
  4. #858e99
  5. #727a83
  6. #5f666e
  7. #4c5158
  8. #393d42
  9. #26292c
  10. #131416
  11. #000000

Tints

#becbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #becbdb
  2. #c5d0df
  3. #cbd5e2
  4. #d2dbe6
  5. #d8e0e9
  6. #dfe5ed
  7. #e5eaf1
  8. #eceff4
  9. #f2f5f8
  10. #f9fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#becbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #becbdb
  2. #b8c4d2
  3. #b2bcc9
  4. #abb5c0
  5. #a5adb7
  6. #9fa6ae
  7. #999ea4
  8. #93979b
  9. #8c8f92
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cad1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6cbdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c8db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7ced0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3cbdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c9db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bacdd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-becbdb {
  color: #becbdb;
}
Background
.bg-becbdb {
  background-color: #becbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-becbdb {
  border: 2px solid #becbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #becbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 203 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 29% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-becbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #becbdb, #c0bedb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-becbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 203 219 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.09 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.14 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.43 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.65 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.23 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.26 #413424 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#becbdb  rgb(190, 203, 219)  hsl(213, 29%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#dbcebe  rgb(219, 206, 190)  hsl(33, 29%, 80%)  Bone
#dbbecb  rgb(219, 190, 203)  hsl(333, 29%, 80%)  Thistle
#cbdbbe  rgb(203, 219, 190)  hsl(93, 29%, 80%)  Tea Green