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#BEDAE6

#bedae6 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bedae6 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, 85.49% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.39% cyan, 5.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 198°, with 44.44% saturation and 82.35% 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 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.668

Complementary

  1. #bedae6
  2. #e6cabe

Split complementary

  1. #bedae6
  2. #e6bec6
  3. #e6debe

Analogous

  1. #bee6de
  2. #bedae6
  3. #bec6e6

Triadic

  1. #bedae6
  2. #e6beda
  3. #dae6be

Tetradic

  1. #bedae6
  2. #cabee6
  3. #e6cabe
  4. #dae6be

Square

  1. #bedae6
  2. #debee6
  3. #e6cabe
  4. #c6e6be

Monochromatic

  1. #4f9bbb
  2. #87bbd1
  3. #bedae6
  4. #f0f7f9
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#bedae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bedae6
  2. #abc4cf
  3. #98aeb8
  4. #8599a1
  5. #72838a
  6. #5f6d73
  7. #4c575c
  8. #394145
  9. #262c2e
  10. #131617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bedae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bedae6
  2. #c5dee9
  3. #cbe1eb
  4. #d2e5ee
  5. #d8e9f0
  6. #dfedf3
  7. #e5f0f5
  8. #ecf4f8
  9. #f2f8fa
  10. #f9fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bedae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bedae6
  2. #b8d1dc
  3. #b2c8d2
  4. #abbfc7
  5. #a5b6bd
  6. #9fadb3
  7. #99a4a9
  8. #939b9f
  9. #8c9294
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd7dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d8e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdd3e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3dede ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbd9e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d6e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8dce1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bedae6 {
  color: #bedae6;
}
Background
.bg-bedae6 {
  background-color: #bedae6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bedae6 {
  border: 2px solid #bedae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bedae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 218 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 44% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bedae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bedae6, #bec6e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bedae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 218 230 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.28 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.58 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.95 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.52 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.71 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.88 #412519 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bedae6  rgb(190, 218, 230)  hsl(198, 44%, 82%)  Columbia Blue
#e6cabe  rgb(230, 202, 190)  hsl(18, 44%, 82%)  Zinnwaldite
#e6beda  rgb(230, 190, 218)  hsl(318, 44%, 82%)  Thistle
#dae6be  rgb(218, 230, 190)  hsl(78, 44%, 82%)  Tea Green