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#BEF4FE

#bef4fe ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bef4fe is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 95.69% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 3.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 189.38°, with 96.97% saturation and 87.06% 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 17.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.828

Complementary

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #fec8be

Split complementary

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #febed4
  3. #fee8be

Analogous

  1. #befee8
  2. #bef4fe
  3. #bed4fe

Triadic

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #febef4
  3. #f4febe

Tetradic

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #c8befe
  3. #fec8be
  4. #f4febe

Square

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #e8befe
  3. #fec8be
  4. #d4febe

Monochromatic

  1. #27dafc
  2. #73e7fd
  3. #bef4fe
  4. #ebfcff
  5. #ebfcff

Shades

#bef4fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #abdce5
  3. #98c3cb
  4. #85abb2
  5. #729298
  6. #5f7a7f
  7. #4c6266
  8. #39494c
  9. #263133
  10. #131819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef4fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #c5f5fe
  3. #cbf6fe
  4. #d2f7fe
  5. #d8f8fe
  6. #dffaff
  7. #e5fbff
  8. #ecfcff
  9. #f2fdff
  10. #f9feff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef4fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef4fe
  2. #b8e8f1
  3. #b2dde5
  4. #abd1d8
  5. #a5c6cc
  6. #9fbabf
  7. #99aeb2
  8. #93a3a6
  9. #8c9799
  10. #868c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daeef3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebf0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0e7fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaf9f7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daf1fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ecfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2f7fa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef4fe {
  color: #bef4fe;
}
Background
.bg-bef4fe {
  background-color: #bef4fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef4fe {
  border: 2px solid #bef4fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef4fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 244 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef4fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef4fe, #bed4fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef4fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 244 254 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.57 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.13 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.59 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.36 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 6.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.74 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.90 #410b01 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bef4fe  rgb(190, 244, 254)  hsl(189, 97%, 87%)  Powder Blue
#fec8be  rgb(254, 200, 190)  hsl(9, 97%, 87%)  Melon
#febef4  rgb(254, 190, 244)  hsl(309, 97%, 87%)  Plum
#f4febe  rgb(244, 254, 190)  hsl(69, 97%, 87%)  Cream