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#bfd0da ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfd0da is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 81.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 4.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 202.22°, with 26.73% saturation and 80.2% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6125

Complementary

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #dac9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #dabfc3
  3. #dad7bf

Analogous

  1. #bfdad7
  2. #bfd0da
  3. #bfc3da

Triadic

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #dabfd0
  3. #d0dabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #c9bfda
  3. #dac9bf
  4. #d0dabf

Square

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #d7bfda
  3. #dac9bf
  4. #c3dabf

Monochromatic

  1. #5e89a2
  2. #8facbe
  3. #bfd0da
  4. #eff4f6
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#bfd0da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #acbbc4
  3. #99a6ae
  4. #869299
  5. #737d83
  6. #60686d
  7. #4c5357
  8. #393e41
  9. #262a2c
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfd0da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #c5d5de
  3. #ccd9e1
  4. #d2dee5
  5. #d9e3e9
  6. #dfe8ed
  7. #e5ecf0
  8. #ecf1f4
  9. #f2f6f8
  10. #f9fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfd0da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfd0da
  2. #b9c8d1
  3. #b2c0c8
  4. #acb8bf
  5. #a6b0b6
  6. #a0a8ad
  7. #99a0a4
  8. #93989b
  9. #8d9092
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8ced3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcfdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8ccda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8d3d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d0da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4ceda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbd2d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfd0da {
  color: #bfd0da;
}
Background
.bg-bfd0da {
  background-color: #bfd0da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfd0da {
  border: 2px solid #bfd0da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfd0da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 208 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 27% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfd0da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfd0da, #bfc3da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfd0da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 208 218 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.34 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.94 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.78 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.04 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.22 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.53 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.53 #402f25 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bfd0da  rgb(191, 208, 218)  hsl(202, 27%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#dac9bf  rgb(218, 201, 191)  hsl(22, 27%, 80%)  Timberwolf
#dabfd0  rgb(218, 191, 208)  hsl(322, 27%, 80%)  Thistle
#d0dabf  rgb(208, 218, 191)  hsl(82, 27%, 80%)  Beige