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#bdcfec ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdcfec is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 81.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 12.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 217.02°, with 55.29% saturation and 83.33% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.615

Complementary

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #ecdabd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #ecc2bd
  3. #e6ecbd

Analogous

  1. #bde6ec
  2. #bdcfec
  3. #c2bdec

Triadic

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #ecbdcf
  3. #cfecbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #dabdec
  3. #ecdabd
  4. #cfecbd

Square

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #ecbde6
  3. #ecdabd
  4. #bdecc2

Monochromatic

  1. #4679ca
  2. #82a4db
  3. #bdcfec
  4. #eff3fa
  5. #eff3fa

Shades

#bdcfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #aabad4
  3. #97a6bd
  4. #8491a5
  5. #717c8e
  6. #5f6876
  7. #4c535e
  8. #393e47
  9. #26292f
  10. #131518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #c4d4ee
  3. #cad9f0
  4. #d1ddf2
  5. #d7e2f4
  6. #dee7f6
  7. #e5ecf7
  8. #ebf1f9
  9. #f2f5fb
  10. #f8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcfec
  2. #b7c7e1
  3. #b1bfd6
  4. #abb7cc
  5. #a5afc1
  6. #9fa8b6
  7. #98a0ab
  8. #9298a0
  9. #8c9096
  10. #86888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7ceda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d0ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1cceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d5d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2d0ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfcdec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6d3e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcfec {
  color: #bdcfec;
}
Background
.bg-bdcfec {
  background-color: #bdcfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcfec {
  border: 2px solid #bdcfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 207 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 55% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcfec, #c2bdec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 207 236 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.26 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.75 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.87 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.25 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.28 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.41 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.85 #423013 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#bdcfec  rgb(189, 207, 236)  hsl(217, 55%, 83%)  Light Steel Blue
#ecdabd  rgb(236, 218, 189)  hsl(37, 55%, 83%)  Champagne
#ecbdcf  rgb(236, 189, 207)  hsl(337, 55%, 83%)  Bubble Gum
#cfecbd  rgb(207, 236, 189)  hsl(97, 55%, 83%)  Tea Green