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#BCDFD9

#bcdfd9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcdfd9 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 87.45% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 169.71°, with 35.35% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.6848

Complementary

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #dfbcc2

Split complementary

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #dfbcd4
  3. #dfc8bc

Analogous

  1. #bcdfc8
  2. #bcdfd9
  3. #bcd4df

Triadic

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #d9bcdf
  3. #dfd9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #bcc2df
  3. #dfbcc2
  4. #dfd9bc

Square

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #c8bcdf
  3. #dfbcc2
  4. #d4dfbc

Monochromatic

  1. #54ae9e
  2. #88c6bc
  3. #bcdfd9
  4. #f0f8f6
  5. #f1f8f7

Shades

#bcdfd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #a9c9c3
  3. #96b2ae
  4. #849c98
  5. #718682
  6. #5e706d
  7. #4b5957
  8. #384341
  9. #262d2b
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdfd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #c3e2dd
  3. #c9e5e1
  4. #d0e9e4
  5. #d7ece8
  6. #deefec
  7. #e4f2f0
  8. #ebf5f4
  9. #f2f9f7
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdfd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdfd9
  2. #b6d6d0
  3. #b0ccc7
  4. #aac3be
  5. #a4b9b5
  6. #9eb0ad
  7. #98a6a4
  8. #929d9b
  9. #8c9392
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbd8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdbd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d6da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3e1dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0dcd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd9d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7e0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdfd9 {
  color: #bcdfd9;
}
Background
.bg-bcdfd9 {
  background-color: #bcdfd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdfd9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcdfd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdfd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 223 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 35% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdfd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdfd9, #bcd4df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdfd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 223 217 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.39 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.44 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.84 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.81 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.20 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.68 #432026 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bcdfd9  rgb(188, 223, 217)  hsl(170, 35%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#dfbcc2  rgb(223, 188, 194)  hsl(350, 35%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#d9bcdf  rgb(217, 188, 223)  hsl(290, 35%, 81%)  Thistle
#dfd9bc  rgb(223, 217, 188)  hsl(50, 35%, 81%)  Pearl