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#bfdefd ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdefd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 12.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 93.94% saturation and 87.06% 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 15.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.7041

Complementary

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #fddebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #fdbfbf
  3. #fdfdbf

Analogous

  1. #bffdfd
  2. #bfdefd
  3. #bfbffd

Triadic

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #fdbfde
  3. #defdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #debffd
  3. #fddebf
  4. #defdbf

Square

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #fdbffd
  3. #fddebf
  4. #bffdbf

Monochromatic

  1. #2b92f8
  2. #75b8fb
  3. #bfdefd
  4. #ebf5fe
  5. #ebf5fe

Shades

#bfdefd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #acc8e4
  3. #99b2ca
  4. #869bb1
  5. #738598
  6. #606f7f
  7. #4c5965
  8. #39434c
  9. #262c33
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdefd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #c5e1fd
  3. #cce5fd
  4. #d2e8fe
  5. #d9ebfe
  6. #dfeffe
  7. #e5f2fe
  8. #ecf5fe
  9. #f2f8ff
  10. #f9fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdefd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdefd
  2. #b9d5f1
  3. #b2cbe4
  4. #acc2d8
  5. #a6b8cb
  6. #a0afbf
  7. #99a6b2
  8. #939ca6
  9. #8d9399
  10. #86898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0dce9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2deff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee5e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbdefe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6dafd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e2f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdefd {
  color: #bfdefd;
}
Background
.bg-bfdefd {
  background-color: #bfdefd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdefd {
  border: 2px solid #bfdefd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdefd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 222 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdefd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdefd, #bfbffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdefd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 222 253 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.79 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.27 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.64 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.73 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.90 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.93 #402102 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bfdefd  rgb(191, 222, 253)  hsl(210, 94%, 87%)  Pale Aqua
#fddebf  rgb(253, 222, 191)  hsl(30, 94%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#fdbfde  rgb(253, 191, 222)  hsl(330, 94%, 87%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#defdbf  rgb(222, 253, 191)  hsl(90, 94%, 87%)  Tea Green