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#BFDBDA

#bfdbda ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbda is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.46% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 177.86°, with 28% saturation and 80.39% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.668

Complementary

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #dbbfc0

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #dbbfce
  3. #dbccbf

Analogous

  1. #bfdbcc
  2. #bfdbda
  3. #bfcedb

Triadic

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #dabfdb
  3. #dbdabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #bfc0db
  3. #dbbfc0
  4. #dbdabf

Square

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #ccbfdb
  3. #dbbfc0
  4. #cedbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #5da4a1
  2. #8ebfbe
  3. #bfdbda
  4. #f0f7f6
  5. #f2f8f7

Shades

#bfdbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #acc5c4
  3. #99afae
  4. #869999
  5. #738383
  6. #606e6d
  7. #4c5857
  8. #394241
  9. #262c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #c5dfde
  3. #cce2e1
  4. #d2e6e5
  5. #d9e9e9
  6. #dfeded
  7. #e5f1f0
  8. #ecf4f4
  9. #f2f8f8
  10. #f9fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbda
  2. #b9d2d1
  3. #b2c9c8
  4. #acc0bf
  5. #a6b7b6
  6. #a0aead
  7. #99a4a4
  8. #939b9b
  9. #8d9292
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd8d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced9da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad7da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #badcda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbda {
  color: #bfdbda;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbda {
  background-color: #bfdbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbda {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 28% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbda, #bfcedb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 218 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.13 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.55 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.58 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.10 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.72 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.08 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.16 #402425 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bfdbda  rgb(191, 219, 218)  hsl(178, 28%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dbbfc0  rgb(219, 191, 192)  hsl(358, 28%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#dabfdb  rgb(218, 191, 219)  hsl(298, 28%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbdabf  rgb(219, 218, 191)  hsl(58, 28%, 80%)  Pearl