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#BED5EC

#bed5ec ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bed5ec is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 83.53% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 9.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 54.76% saturation and 83.53% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.6459

Complementary

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #ecd5be

Split complementary

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #ecbebe
  3. #ececbe

Analogous

  1. #beecec
  2. #bed5ec
  3. #bebeec

Triadic

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #ecbed5
  3. #d5ecbe

Tetradic

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #d5beec
  3. #ecd5be
  4. #d5ecbe

Square

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #ecbeec
  3. #ecd5be
  4. #beecbe

Monochromatic

  1. #4889c9
  2. #83afdb
  3. #bed5ec
  4. #eff5fa
  5. #eff5fa

Shades

#bed5ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #abc0d4
  3. #98aabd
  4. #8595a5
  5. #72808e
  6. #5f6b76
  7. #4c555e
  8. #394047
  9. #262b2f
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bed5ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #c5d9ee
  3. #cbddf0
  4. #d2e2f2
  5. #d8e6f4
  6. #dfeaf6
  7. #e5eef7
  8. #ecf2f9
  9. #f2f7fb
  10. #f9fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bed5ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bed5ec
  2. #b8cde1
  3. #b2c4d6
  4. #abbccc
  5. #a5b3c1
  6. #9fabb6
  7. #99a2ab
  8. #939aa0
  9. #8c9196
  10. #86898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad3dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd5ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d0ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2dadc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d5ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3d2ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7d8e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bed5ec {
  color: #bed5ec;
}
Background
.bg-bed5ec {
  background-color: #bed5ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bed5ec {
  border: 2px solid #bed5ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bed5ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 213 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 55% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bed5ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bed5ec, #bebeec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bed5ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 213 236 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.28 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.26 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.46 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.08 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.90 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.99 #412a13 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bed5ec  rgb(190, 213, 236)  hsl(210, 55%, 84%)  Pale Aqua
#ecd5be  rgb(236, 213, 190)  hsl(30, 55%, 84%)  Bisque
#ecbed5  rgb(236, 190, 213)  hsl(330, 55%, 84%)  Thistle
#d5ecbe  rgb(213, 236, 190)  hsl(90, 55%, 84%)  Tea Green