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#BFDEF3

#bfdef3 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdef3 is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.06% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.4% cyan, 8.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 204.23°, with 68.42% saturation and 85.1% 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 14.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.6979

Complementary

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #f3d4bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #f3bfc4
  3. #f3eebf

Analogous

  1. #bff3ee
  2. #bfdef3
  3. #bfc4f3

Triadic

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #f3bfde
  3. #def3bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #d4bff3
  3. #f3d4bf
  4. #def3bf

Square

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #eebff3
  3. #f3d4bf
  4. #c4f3bf

Monochromatic

  1. #3e9cdb
  2. #7fbde7
  3. #bfdef3
  4. #eef6fc
  5. #eef6fc

Shades

#bfdef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #acc8db
  3. #99b2c2
  4. #869baa
  5. #738592
  6. #606f7a
  7. #4c5961
  8. #394349
  9. #262c31
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #c5e1f4
  3. #cce5f5
  4. #d2e8f7
  5. #d9ebf8
  6. #dfeff9
  7. #e5f2fa
  8. #ecf5fb
  9. #f2f8fd
  10. #f9fcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdef3
  2. #b9d5e8
  3. #b2cbdc
  4. #acc2d1
  5. #a6b8c5
  6. #a0afba
  7. #99a6ae
  8. #939ca3
  9. #8d9397
  10. #86898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfdbe4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5ddf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced7f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e3e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccddf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8daf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7e1ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdef3 {
  color: #bfdef3;
}
Background
.bg-bfdef3 {
  background-color: #bfdef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdef3 {
  border: 2px solid #bfdef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 222 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 68% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdef3, #bfc4f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 222 243 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 1.86 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.80 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.57 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.26 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.43 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.57 #40210c Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#bfdef3  rgb(191, 222, 243)  hsl(204, 68%, 85%)  Columbia Blue
#f3d4bf  rgb(243, 212, 191)  hsl(24, 68%, 85%)  Unbleached Silk
#f3bfde  rgb(243, 191, 222)  hsl(324, 68%, 85%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#def3bf  rgb(222, 243, 191)  hsl(84, 68%, 85%)  Tea Green