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#BFCECD

#bfcecd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfcecd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 176°, with 13.27% saturation and 77.84% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5963

Complementary

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #cebfc0

Split complementary

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #cebfc7
  3. #cec5bf

Analogous

  1. #bfcec5
  2. #bfcecd
  3. #bfc7ce

Triadic

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #cdbfce
  3. #cecdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #bfc0ce
  3. #cebfc0
  4. #cecdbf

Square

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #c5bfce
  3. #cebfc0
  4. #c7cebf

Monochromatic

  1. #6a8a88
  2. #94adab
  3. #bfcecd
  4. #eaefef
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bfcecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #acb9b9
  3. #99a5a4
  4. #869090
  5. #737c7b
  6. #606767
  7. #4c5252
  8. #393e3e
  9. #262929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #c5d3d2
  3. #ccd8d7
  4. #d2dddc
  5. #d9e2e1
  6. #dfe7e6
  7. #e5ebeb
  8. #ecf0f0
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcecd
  2. #b9c6c5
  3. #b2bebe
  4. #acb7b6
  5. #a6afae
  6. #a0a7a7
  7. #999f9f
  8. #939797
  9. #8d908f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbcfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cdcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5cccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdcfcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcecd {
  color: #bfcecd;
}
Background
.bg-bfcecd {
  background-color: #bfcecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcecd {
  border: 2px solid #bfcecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 206 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 13% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcecd, #bfc7ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 206 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.41 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.61 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.37 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.05 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.05 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.30 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.88 #403132 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#bfcecd  rgb(191, 206, 205)  hsl(176, 13%, 78%)  Pastel Blue
#cebfc0  rgb(206, 191, 192)  hsl(356, 13%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#cdbfce  rgb(205, 191, 206)  hsl(296, 13%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cecdbf  rgb(206, 205, 191)  hsl(56, 13%, 78%)  Bone