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#bfdbdd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.57% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 184°, with 30.61% saturation and 80.78% 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 14.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6696

Complementary

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #ddc1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #ddbfcc
  3. #ddd0bf

Analogous

  1. #bfddd0
  2. #bfdbdd
  3. #bfccdd

Triadic

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #ddbfdb
  3. #dbddbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #c1bfdd
  3. #ddc1bf
  4. #dbddbf

Square

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #d0bfdd
  3. #ddc1bf
  4. #ccddbf

Monochromatic

  1. #5ba3a8
  2. #8dbfc2
  3. #bfdbdd
  4. #f1f7f8
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#bfdbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #acc5c7
  3. #99afb1
  4. #86999b
  5. #738385
  6. #606e6f
  7. #4c5858
  8. #394242
  9. #262c2c
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #c5dfe0
  3. #cce2e4
  4. #d2e6e7
  5. #d9e9eb
  6. #dfedee
  7. #e5f1f1
  8. #ecf4f5
  9. #f2f8f8
  10. #f9fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbdd
  2. #b9d2d4
  3. #b2c9ca
  4. #acc0c1
  5. #a6b7b8
  6. #a0aeaf
  7. #99a4a5
  8. #939b9c
  9. #8d9293
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd8d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d4dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6dddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad7dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #badcdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbdd {
  color: #bfdbdd;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbdd {
  background-color: #bfdbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbdd {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 31% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbdd, #bfccdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 221 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.83 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.42 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.21 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.74 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.22 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.33 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.74 #402422 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bfdbdd  rgb(191, 219, 221)  hsl(184, 31%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#ddc1bf  rgb(221, 193, 191)  hsl(4, 31%, 81%)  Silver Pink
#ddbfdb  rgb(221, 191, 219)  hsl(304, 31%, 81%)  Thistle
#dbddbf  rgb(219, 221, 191)  hsl(64, 31%, 81%)  Beige