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#BCBFDB

#bcbfdb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcbfdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 234.19°, with 30.1% saturation and 79.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5307

Complementary

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #dbd8bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #dbc8bc
  3. #cedbbc

Analogous

  1. #bccedb
  2. #bcbfdb
  3. #c8bcdb

Triadic

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #dbbcbf
  3. #bfdbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #d8bcdb
  3. #dbd8bc
  4. #bfdbbc

Square

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #dbbcce
  3. #dbd8bc
  4. #bcdbc8

Monochromatic

  1. #5960a5
  2. #8a8fc0
  3. #bcbfdb
  4. #eeeff6
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bcbfdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #a9acc5
  3. #9699af
  4. #848699
  5. #717383
  6. #5e606e
  7. #4b4c58
  8. #383942
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #c3c5df
  3. #c9cce2
  4. #d0d2e6
  5. #d7d9e9
  6. #dedfed
  7. #e4e5f1
  8. #ebecf4
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f8f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfdb
  2. #b6b9d2
  3. #b0b2c9
  4. #aaacc0
  5. #a4a6b7
  6. #9ea0ae
  7. #9899a4
  8. #92939b
  9. #8c8d92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c2dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c0da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac1dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bfdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8c2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfdb {
  color: #bcbfdb;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfdb {
  background-color: #bcbfdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfdb {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 30% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfdb, #c8bcdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.26 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.27 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.41 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.47 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.68 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.41 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.52 #434024 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bcbfdb  rgb(188, 191, 219)  hsl(234, 30%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbd8bc  rgb(219, 216, 188)  hsl(54, 30%, 80%)  Pearl
#dbbcbf  rgb(219, 188, 191)  hsl(354, 30%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#bfdbbc  rgb(191, 219, 188)  hsl(114, 30%, 80%)  Tea Green