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#bfdbdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbdb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 28% saturation and 80.39% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.6685

Complementary

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #dbbfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #dbbfcd
  3. #dbcdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfdbcd
  2. #bfdbdb
  3. #bfcddb

Triadic

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #dbbfdb
  3. #dbdbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #bfbfdb
  3. #dbbfbf
  4. #dbdbbf

Square

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #cdbfdb
  3. #dbbfbf
  4. #cddbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #5da4a4
  2. #8ebfbf
  3. #bfdbdb
  4. #f0f7f7
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bfdbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #acc5c5
  3. #99afaf
  4. #869999
  5. #738383
  6. #606e6e
  7. #4c5858
  8. #394242
  9. #262c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #c5dfdf
  3. #cce2e2
  4. #d2e6e6
  5. #d9e9e9
  6. #dfeded
  7. #e5f1f1
  8. #ecf4f4
  9. #f2f8f8
  10. #f9fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbdb
  2. #b9d2d2
  3. #b2c9c9
  4. #acc0c0
  5. #a6b7b7
  6. #a0aeae
  7. #99a4a4
  8. #939b9b
  9. #8d9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd8d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d4db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced9db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad7db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #badcdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbdb {
  color: #bfdbdb;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbdb {
  background-color: #bfdbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbdb {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 28% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbdb, #bfcddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.98 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.16 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.79 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.81 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.69 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.76 #402424 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bfdbdb  rgb(191, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 28%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dbbfbf  rgb(219, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 28%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#dbbfdb  rgb(219, 191, 219)  hsl(300, 28%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbdbbf  rgb(219, 219, 191)  hsl(60, 28%, 80%)  Pearl