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#BCDBDD

#bcdbdd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdbdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 85.88% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 183.64°, with 32.67% saturation and 80.2% 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 14.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.6657

Complementary

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #ddbebc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #ddbccb
  3. #ddcfbc

Analogous

  1. #bcddcf
  2. #bcdbdd
  3. #bccbdd

Triadic

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #ddbcdb
  3. #dbddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #bebcdd
  3. #ddbebc
  4. #dbddbc

Square

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #cfbcdd
  3. #ddbebc
  4. #cbddbc

Monochromatic

  1. #57a4a9
  2. #89c0c3
  3. #bcdbdd
  4. #eff6f7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#bcdbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #a9c5c7
  3. #96afb1
  4. #84999b
  5. #718385
  6. #5e6e6f
  7. #4b5858
  8. #384242
  9. #262c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #c3dfe0
  3. #c9e2e4
  4. #d0e6e7
  5. #d7e9eb
  6. #deedee
  7. #e4f1f1
  8. #ebf4f5
  9. #f2f8f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdbdd
  2. #b6d2d4
  3. #b0c9ca
  4. #aac0c1
  5. #a4b7b8
  6. #9eaeaf
  7. #98a4a5
  8. #929b9c
  9. #8c9293
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd7d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d3dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d6dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6dcdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdbdd {
  color: #bcdbdd;
}
Background
.bg-bcdbdd {
  background-color: #bcdbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdbdd {
  border: 2px solid #bcdbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 219 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 33% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdbdd, #bccbdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 219 221 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.04 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.11 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.49 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.67 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.18 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.81 #432422 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bcdbdd  rgb(188, 219, 221)  hsl(184, 33%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#ddbebc  rgb(221, 190, 188)  hsl(4, 33%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#ddbcdb  rgb(221, 188, 219)  hsl(304, 33%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbddbc  rgb(219, 221, 188)  hsl(64, 33%, 80%)  Beige