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#BFD3FB

#bfd3fb ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfd3fb is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 82.75% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.9% cyan, 15.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 88.24% saturation and 86.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.6463

Complementary

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #fbe7bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #fbc9bf
  3. #f1fbbf

Analogous

  1. #bff1fb
  2. #bfd3fb
  3. #c9bffb

Triadic

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #fbbfd3
  3. #d3fbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #e7bffb
  3. #fbe7bf
  4. #d3fbbf

Square

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #fbbff1
  3. #fbe7bf
  4. #bffbc9

Monochromatic

  1. #2f70f2
  2. #77a2f7
  3. #bfd3fb
  4. #ecf2fe
  5. #ecf2fe

Shades

#bfd3fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #acbee2
  3. #99a9c9
  4. #8694b0
  5. #737f97
  6. #606a7e
  7. #4c5464
  8. #393f4b
  9. #262a32
  10. #131519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfd3fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #c5d7fb
  3. #ccdcfc
  4. #d2e0fc
  5. #d9e5fd
  6. #dfe9fd
  7. #e5edfd
  8. #ecf2fe
  9. #f2f6fe
  10. #f9fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfd3fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfd3fb
  2. #b9cbef
  3. #b2c2e2
  4. #acbad6
  5. #a6b2ca
  6. #a0aabe
  7. #99a1b1
  8. #9399a5
  9. #8d9199
  10. #86888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd3e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d5fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1d0fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0dbe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3d4fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0d1fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d8eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfd3fb {
  color: #bfd3fb;
}
Background
.bg-bfd3fb {
  background-color: #bfd3fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfd3fb {
  border: 2px solid #bfd3fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfd3fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 211 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 88% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfd3fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfd3fb, #c9bffb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfd3fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 211 251 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.76 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.54 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.29 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.96 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.98 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.12 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.21 #402c04 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bfd3fb  rgb(191, 211, 251)  hsl(220, 88%, 87%)  Light Steel Blue
#fbe7bf  rgb(251, 231, 191)  hsl(40, 88%, 87%)  Wheat
#fbbfd3  rgb(251, 191, 211)  hsl(340, 88%, 87%)  Bubble Gum
#d3fbbf  rgb(211, 251, 191)  hsl(100, 88%, 87%)  Tea Green