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#bdcdcd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdcdcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 13.79% saturation and 77.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5889

Complementary

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #cdbdbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #cdbdc5
  3. #cdc5bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcdc5
  2. #bdcdcd
  3. #bdc5cd

Triadic

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #cdbdcd
  3. #cdcdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #bdbdcd
  3. #cdbdbd
  4. #cdcdbd

Square

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #c5bdcd
  3. #cdbdbd
  4. #c5cdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #688989
  2. #91acac
  3. #bdcdcd
  4. #e9eeee
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bdcdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #aab9b9
  3. #97a4a4
  4. #849090
  5. #717b7b
  6. #5f6767
  7. #4c5252
  8. #393e3e
  9. #262929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #c4d2d2
  3. #cad7d7
  4. #d1dcdc
  5. #d7e1e1
  6. #dee6e6
  7. #e5ebeb
  8. #ebf0f0
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #b7c5c5
  3. #b1bebe
  4. #abb6b6
  5. #a5aeae
  6. #9fa7a7
  7. #989f9f
  8. #929797
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c9cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9cecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5cccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cacd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bacecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcdcd {
  color: #bdcdcd;
}
Background
.bg-bdcdcd {
  background-color: #bdcdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcdcd {
  border: 2px solid #bdcdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcdcd, #bdc5cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.80 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.35 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.35 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.42 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.90 #423232 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bdcdcd  rgb(189, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 14%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#cdbdbd  rgb(205, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cdbdcd  rgb(205, 189, 205)  hsl(300, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcdbd  rgb(205, 205, 189)  hsl(60, 14%, 77%)  Bone