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#BFCDCF

#bfcdcf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfcdcf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.39% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 14.29% saturation and 78.04% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.5924

Complementary

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #cfc1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #cfbfc5
  3. #cfc9bf

Analogous

  1. #bfcfc9
  2. #bfcdcf
  3. #bfc5cf

Triadic

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #cfbfcd
  3. #cdcfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #c1bfcf
  3. #cfc1bf
  4. #cdcfbf

Square

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #c9bfcf
  3. #cfc1bf
  4. #c5cfbf

Monochromatic

  1. #69888c
  2. #93abae
  3. #bfcdcf
  4. #ebeff0
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bfcdcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #acb9ba
  3. #99a4a6
  4. #869091
  5. #737b7c
  6. #606768
  7. #4c5253
  8. #393e3e
  9. #262929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcdcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #c5d2d4
  3. #ccd7d9
  4. #d2dcdd
  5. #d9e1e2
  6. #dfe6e7
  7. #e5ebec
  8. #ecf0f1
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcdcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcdcf
  2. #b9c5c7
  3. #b2bebf
  4. #acb6b7
  5. #a6aeaf
  6. #a0a7a8
  7. #999fa0
  8. #939798
  9. #8d8f90
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbcece ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cbcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bccece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcdcf {
  color: #bfcdcf;
}
Background
.bg-bfcdcf {
  background-color: #bfcdcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcdcf {
  border: 2px solid #bfcdcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcdcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 205 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 14% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcdcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcdcf, #bfc5cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcdcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 205 207 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.49 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.43 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.60 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.66 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.94 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.37 #403230 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bfcdcf  rgb(191, 205, 207)  hsl(188, 14%, 78%)  Pastel Blue
#cfc1bf  rgb(207, 193, 191)  hsl(8, 14%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#cfbfcd  rgb(207, 191, 205)  hsl(308, 14%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcfbf  rgb(205, 207, 191)  hsl(68, 14%, 78%)  Bone