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#bfdbdc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.18% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 182.07°, with 29.29% saturation and 80.59% 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 14.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.6691

Complementary

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #dcc0bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #dcbfcd
  3. #dccfbf

Analogous

  1. #bfdccf
  2. #bfdbdc
  3. #bfcddc

Triadic

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #dcbfdb
  3. #dbdcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #c0bfdc
  3. #dcc0bf
  4. #dbdcbf

Square

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #cfbfdc
  3. #dcc0bf
  4. #cddcbf

Monochromatic

  1. #5ca3a6
  2. #8ebfc1
  3. #bfdbdc
  4. #f0f7f7
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bfdbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #acc5c6
  3. #99afb0
  4. #86999a
  5. #738384
  6. #606e6e
  7. #4c5858
  8. #394242
  9. #262c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #c5dfe0
  3. #cce2e3
  4. #d2e6e7
  5. #d9e9ea
  6. #dfedee
  7. #e5f1f1
  8. #ecf4f5
  9. #f2f8f8
  10. #f9fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbdc
  2. #b9d2d3
  3. #b2c9ca
  4. #acc0c0
  5. #a6b7b7
  6. #a0aeae
  7. #99a4a5
  8. #939b9c
  9. #8d9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd8d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d4dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #badcdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbdc {
  color: #bfdbdc;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbdc {
  background-color: #bfdbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbdc {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 29% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbdc, #bfcddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 220 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.88 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.78 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.49 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.06 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.21 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.48 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.71 #402423 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bfdbdc  rgb(191, 219, 220)  hsl(182, 29%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#dcc0bf  rgb(220, 192, 191)  hsl(2, 29%, 81%)  Silver Pink
#dcbfdb  rgb(220, 191, 219)  hsl(302, 29%, 81%)  Thistle
#dbdcbf  rgb(219, 220, 191)  hsl(62, 29%, 81%)  Beige