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#bfdbdf ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.35% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 33.33% saturation and 81.18% 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 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.6707

Complementary

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #dfc3bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #dfbfcb
  3. #dfd3bf

Analogous

  1. #bfdfd3
  2. #bfdbdf
  3. #bfcbdf

Triadic

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #dfbfdb
  3. #dbdfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #c3bfdf
  3. #dfc3bf
  4. #dbdfbf

Square

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #d3bfdf
  3. #dfc3bf
  4. #cbdfbf

Monochromatic

  1. #59a2ac
  2. #8cbec6
  3. #bfdbdf
  4. #f1f7f8
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#bfdbdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #acc5c9
  3. #99afb2
  4. #86999c
  5. #738386
  6. #606e70
  7. #4c5859
  8. #394243
  9. #262c2d
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #c5dfe2
  3. #cce2e5
  4. #d2e6e9
  5. #d9e9ec
  6. #dfedef
  7. #e5f1f2
  8. #ecf4f5
  9. #f2f8f9
  10. #f9fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbdf
  2. #b9d2d6
  3. #b2c9cc
  4. #acc0c3
  5. #a6b7b9
  6. #a0aeb0
  7. #99a4a6
  8. #939b9d
  9. #8d9293
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdd8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d4df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6dedc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad7df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #badddd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbdf {
  color: #bfdbdf;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbdf {
  background-color: #bfdbdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbdf {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 33% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbdf, #bfcbdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 223 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.77 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.89 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.72 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.80 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.00 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.90 #402420 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bfdbdf  rgb(191, 219, 223)  hsl(188, 33%, 81%)  Light Blue
#dfc3bf  rgb(223, 195, 191)  hsl(8, 33%, 81%)  Silver Pink
#dfbfdb  rgb(223, 191, 219)  hsl(308, 33%, 81%)  Thistle
#dbdfbf  rgb(219, 223, 191)  hsl(68, 33%, 81%)  Beige