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#bcdbfa ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdbfa is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 85.88% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 12.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 86.11% saturation and 85.88% 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 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.6826

Complementary

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #fadbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #fabcbc
  3. #fafabc

Analogous

  1. #bcfafa
  2. #bcdbfa
  3. #bcbcfa

Triadic

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #fabcdb
  3. #dbfabc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #dbbcfa
  3. #fadbbc
  4. #dbfabc

Square

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #fabcfa
  3. #fadbbc
  4. #bcfabc

Monochromatic

  1. #2e8eef
  2. #75b5f5
  3. #bcdbfa
  4. #ecf5fe
  5. #ecf5fe

Shades

#bcdbfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #a9c5e1
  3. #96afc8
  4. #8499af
  5. #718396
  6. #5e6e7d
  7. #4b5864
  8. #38424b
  9. #262c32
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdbfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #c3dffb
  3. #c9e2fb
  4. #d0e6fc
  5. #d7e9fc
  6. #deedfd
  7. #e4f1fd
  8. #ebf4fe
  9. #f2f8fe
  10. #f8fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdbfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdbfa
  2. #b6d2ee
  3. #b0c9e2
  4. #aac0d5
  5. #a4b7c9
  6. #9eaebd
  7. #98a4b1
  8. #929ba5
  9. #8c9298
  10. #86898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd9e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfdbfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d5f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abe2e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8dbfb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3d7fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2dfee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdbfa {
  color: #bcdbfa;
}
Background
.bg-bcdbfa {
  background-color: #bcdbfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdbfa {
  border: 2px solid #bcdbfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdbfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 219 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 86% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdbfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdbfa, #bcbcfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdbfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 219 250 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.52 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.15 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.04 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.53 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.09 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.56 #432405 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bcdbfa  rgb(188, 219, 250)  hsl(210, 86%, 86%)  Pale Aqua
#fadbbc  rgb(250, 219, 188)  hsl(30, 86%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#fabcdb  rgb(250, 188, 219)  hsl(330, 86%, 86%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dbfabc  rgb(219, 250, 188)  hsl(90, 86%, 86%)  Tea Green