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#BFECF9

#bfecf9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfecf9 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, 92.55% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.29% cyan, 5.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 193.45°, with 82.86% saturation and 86.27% 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 16.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.7791

Complementary

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #f9ccbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #f9bfcf
  3. #f9e9bf

Analogous

  1. #bff9e9
  2. #bfecf9
  3. #bfcff9

Triadic

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #f9bfec
  3. #ecf9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #ccbff9
  3. #f9ccbf
  4. #ecf9bf

Square

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #e9bff9
  3. #f9ccbf
  4. #cff9bf

Monochromatic

  1. #33c2ec
  2. #79d7f2
  3. #bfecf9
  4. #ecf9fd
  5. #ecf9fd

Shades

#bfecf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #acd4e0
  3. #99bdc7
  4. #86a5ae
  5. #738e95
  6. #60767d
  7. #4c5e64
  8. #39474b
  9. #262f32
  10. #131819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfecf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #c5eefa
  3. #ccf0fa
  4. #d2f2fb
  5. #d9f4fb
  6. #dff6fc
  7. #e5f7fd
  8. #ecf9fd
  9. #f2fbfe
  10. #f9fdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfecf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfecf9
  2. #b9e1ed
  3. #b2d6e1
  4. #acccd5
  5. #a6c1c9
  6. #a0b6bd
  7. #99abb0
  8. #93a0a4
  9. #8d9698
  10. #868b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e7ed ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e9fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9e1f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adf1f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6eaf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfe6f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5eff4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfecf9 {
  color: #bfecf9;
}
Background
.bg-bfecf9 {
  background-color: #bfecf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfecf9 {
  border: 2px solid #bfecf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfecf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 236 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 83% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfecf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfecf9, #bfcff9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfecf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 236 249 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.39 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.44 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.51 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.98 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.02 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.33 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.34 #401306 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bfecf9  rgb(191, 236, 249)  hsl(193, 83%, 86%)  Powder Blue
#f9ccbf  rgb(249, 204, 191)  hsl(13, 83%, 86%)  Zinnwaldite
#f9bfec  rgb(249, 191, 236)  hsl(313, 83%, 86%)  Plum
#ecf9bf  rgb(236, 249, 191)  hsl(73, 83%, 86%)  Cream