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#BFCDCD

#bfcdcd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfcdcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 12.28% saturation and 77.65% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5915

Complementary

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #cdbfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #cdbfc6
  3. #cdc6bf

Analogous

  1. #bfcdc6
  2. #bfcdcd
  3. #bfc6cd

Triadic

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #cdbfcd
  3. #cdcdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #bfbfcd
  3. #cdbfbf
  4. #cdcdbf

Square

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #c6bfcd
  3. #cdbfbf
  4. #c6cdbf

Monochromatic

  1. #6b8888
  2. #94abab
  3. #bfcdcd
  4. #eaefef
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#bfcdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #acb9b9
  3. #99a4a4
  4. #869090
  5. #737b7b
  6. #606767
  7. #4c5252
  8. #393e3e
  9. #262929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #c5d2d2
  3. #ccd7d7
  4. #d2dcdc
  5. #d9e1e1
  6. #dfe6e6
  7. #e5ebeb
  8. #ecf0f0
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcdcd
  2. #b9c5c5
  3. #b2bebe
  4. #acb6b6
  5. #a6aeae
  6. #a0a7a7
  7. #999f9f
  8. #939797
  9. #8d8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbcecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cbcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdcecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcdcd {
  color: #bfcdcd;
}
Background
.bg-bfcdcd {
  background-color: #bfcdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcdcd {
  border: 2px solid #bfcdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 12% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcdcd, #bfc6cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.10 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.62 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.62 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.76 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.86 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.55 #403232 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bfcdcd  rgb(191, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 12%, 78%)  Pastel Blue
#cdbfbf  rgb(205, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 12%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#cdbfcd  rgb(205, 191, 205)  hsl(300, 12%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcdbf  rgb(205, 205, 191)  hsl(60, 12%, 78%)  Bone