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#BFE2EA

#bfe2ea ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfe2ea is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 88.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 191.16°, with 50.59% saturation and 83.33% 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 15.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.7141

Complementary

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #eac7bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #eabfcc
  3. #eadcbf

Analogous

  1. #bfeadc
  2. #bfe2ea
  3. #bfccea

Triadic

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #eabfe2
  3. #e2eabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #c7bfea
  3. #eac7bf
  4. #e2eabf

Square

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #dcbfea
  3. #eac7bf
  4. #cceabf

Monochromatic

  1. #4caec4
  2. #85c8d7
  3. #bfe2ea
  4. #f0f8fa
  5. #f0f8fa

Shades

#bfe2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #accbd3
  3. #99b5bb
  4. #869ea4
  5. #73888c
  6. #607175
  7. #4c5a5e
  8. #394446
  9. #262d2f
  10. #131717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfe2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #c5e5ec
  3. #cce8ee
  4. #d2ebf0
  5. #d9eef2
  6. #dff1f5
  7. #e5f3f7
  8. #ecf6f9
  9. #f2f9fb
  10. #f9fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfe2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfe2ea
  2. #b9d8df
  3. #b2ced5
  4. #acc5ca
  5. #a6bbc0
  6. #a0b1b5
  7. #99a7aa
  8. #939da0
  9. #8d9495
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1dee2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdfeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d9ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3e6e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1e0ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccddea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8e4e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfe2ea {
  color: #bfe2ea;
}
Background
.bg-bfe2ea {
  background-color: #bfe2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfe2ea {
  border: 2px solid #bfe2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfe2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 226 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 51% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfe2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfe2ea, #bfccea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfe2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 226 234 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.59 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.74 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.06 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.07 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.01 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.10 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.10 #401d15 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bfe2ea  rgb(191, 226, 234)  hsl(191, 51%, 83%)  Light Blue
#eac7bf  rgb(234, 199, 191)  hsl(11, 51%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#eabfe2  rgb(234, 191, 226)  hsl(311, 51%, 83%)  Thistle
#e2eabf  rgb(226, 234, 191)  hsl(71, 51%, 83%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow