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#BCD4E2

#bcd4e2 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcd4e2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 83.14% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.81% cyan, 6.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 202.11°, with 39.58% saturation and 81.18% 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 13.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 1.73.

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Relative luminance0.6327

Complementary

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #e2cabc

Split complementary

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #e2bcc1
  3. #e2ddbc

Analogous

  1. #bce2dd
  2. #bcd4e2
  3. #bcc1e2

Triadic

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #e2bcd4
  3. #d4e2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #cabce2
  3. #e2cabc
  4. #d4e2bc

Square

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #ddbce2
  3. #e2cabc
  4. #c1e2bc

Monochromatic

  1. #518fb4
  2. #87b2cb
  3. #bcd4e2
  4. #f1f6f9
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#bcd4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #a9bfcb
  3. #96aab5
  4. #84949e
  5. #717f88
  6. #5e6a71
  7. #4b555a
  8. #384044
  9. #262a2d
  10. #131517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #c3d8e5
  3. #c9dde8
  4. #d0e1eb
  5. #d7e5ee
  6. #deeaf1
  7. #e4eef3
  8. #ebf2f6
  9. #f2f6f9
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd4e2
  2. #b6ccd8
  3. #b0c3ce
  4. #aabbc5
  5. #a4b2bb
  6. #9eaab1
  7. #98a2a7
  8. #92999d
  9. #8c9194
  10. #86888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d2d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdd3e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cee2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2d8d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d3e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3d1e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd4e2 {
  color: #bcd4e2;
}
Background
.bg-bcd4e2 {
  background-color: #bcd4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bcd4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 212 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 40% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd4e2, #bcc1e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 212 226 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 1.73 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.39 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.20 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.38 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.84 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.03 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.64 #432b1d Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bcd4e2  rgb(188, 212, 226)  hsl(202, 40%, 81%)  Pale Aqua
#e2cabc  rgb(226, 202, 188)  hsl(22, 40%, 81%)  Desert Sand
#e2bcd4  rgb(226, 188, 212)  hsl(322, 40%, 81%)  Thistle
#d4e2bc  rgb(212, 226, 188)  hsl(82, 40%, 81%)  Tea Green