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#BFCDCE

#bfcdce ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfcdce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.28% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 184°, with 13.27% saturation and 77.84% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.592

Complementary

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #cec0bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #cebfc5
  3. #cec7bf

Analogous

  1. #bfcec7
  2. #bfcdce
  3. #bfc5ce

Triadic

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #cebfcd
  3. #cdcebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #c0bfce
  3. #cec0bf
  4. #cdcebf

Square

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #c7bfce
  3. #cec0bf
  4. #c5cebf

Monochromatic

  1. #6a888a
  2. #94abad
  3. #bfcdce
  4. #eaefef
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bfcdce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #acb9b9
  3. #99a4a5
  4. #869090
  5. #737b7c
  6. #606767
  7. #4c5252
  8. #393e3e
  9. #262929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcdce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #c5d2d3
  3. #ccd7d8
  4. #d2dcdd
  5. #d9e1e2
  6. #dfe6e7
  7. #e5ebeb
  8. #ecf0f0
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcdce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcdce
  2. #b9c5c6
  3. #b2bebe
  4. #acb6b7
  5. #a6aeaf
  6. #a0a7a7
  7. #999f9f
  8. #939797
  9. #8d8f90
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbccce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbcecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ccce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cbce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdcece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcdce {
  color: #bfcdce;
}
Background
.bg-bfcdce {
  background-color: #bfcdce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcdce {
  border: 2px solid #bfcdce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcdce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 205 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 13% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcdce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcdce, #bfc5ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcdce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 205 206 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.77 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.51 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.51 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.21 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.41 #403231 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bfcdce  rgb(191, 205, 206)  hsl(184, 13%, 78%)  Pastel Blue
#cec0bf  rgb(206, 192, 191)  hsl(4, 13%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#cebfcd  rgb(206, 191, 205)  hsl(304, 13%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcebf  rgb(205, 206, 191)  hsl(64, 13%, 78%)  Bone