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#BFCFD6

#bfcfd6 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfcfd6 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 81.18% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.75% cyan, 3.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 198.26°, with 21.9% saturation and 79.41% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6056

Complementary

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #d6c6bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #d6bfc3
  3. #d6d1bf

Analogous

  1. #bfd6d1
  2. #bfcfd6
  3. #bfc3d6

Triadic

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #d6bfcf
  3. #cfd6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #c6bfd6
  3. #d6c6bf
  4. #cfd6bf

Square

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #d1bfd6
  3. #d6c6bf
  4. #c3d6bf

Monochromatic

  1. #62899a
  2. #90acb8
  3. #bfcfd6
  4. #eef2f4
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#bfcfd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #acbac1
  3. #99a6ab
  4. #869196
  5. #737c80
  6. #60686b
  7. #4c5356
  8. #393e40
  9. #26292b
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcfd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #c5d4da
  3. #ccd9de
  4. #d2dde2
  5. #d9e2e6
  6. #dfe7eb
  7. #e5ecef
  8. #ecf1f3
  9. #f2f5f7
  10. #f9fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcfd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcfd6
  2. #b9c7cd
  3. #b2bfc5
  4. #acb7bc
  5. #a6afb4
  6. #a0a8ab
  7. #99a0a2
  8. #93989a
  9. #8d9091
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cdd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbced6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cbd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9d1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ced6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cdd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcd0d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcfd6 {
  color: #bfcfd6;
}
Background
.bg-bfcfd6 {
  background-color: #bfcfd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcfd6 {
  border: 2px solid #bfcfd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcfd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 207 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 22% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcfd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcfd6, #bfc3d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcfd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 207 214 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.70 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.60 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.64 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.99 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.46 #403029 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bfcfd6  rgb(191, 207, 214)  hsl(198, 22%, 79%)  Pastel Blue
#d6c6bf  rgb(214, 198, 191)  hsl(18, 22%, 79%)  Timberwolf
#d6bfcf  rgb(214, 191, 207)  hsl(318, 22%, 79%)  Thistle
#cfd6bf  rgb(207, 214, 191)  hsl(78, 22%, 79%)  Beige