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#BFDBEF

#bfdbef ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbef is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.88% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 8.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 205°, with 60% saturation and 84.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.6797

Complementary

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #efd3bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #efbfc3
  3. #efebbf

Analogous

  1. #bfefeb
  2. #bfdbef
  3. #bfc3ef

Triadic

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #efbfdb
  3. #dbefbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #d3bfef
  3. #efd3bf
  4. #dbefbf

Square

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #ebbfef
  3. #efd3bf
  4. #c3efbf

Monochromatic

  1. #4596d0
  2. #82b9e0
  3. #bfdbef
  4. #eff6fb
  5. #eff6fb

Shades

#bfdbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #acc5d7
  3. #99afbf
  4. #8699a7
  5. #73838f
  6. #606e78
  7. #4c5860
  8. #394248
  9. #262c30
  10. #131618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #c5dff1
  3. #cce2f2
  4. #d2e6f4
  5. #d9e9f5
  6. #dfedf7
  7. #e5f1f9
  8. #ecf4fa
  9. #f2f8fc
  10. #f9fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbef
  2. #b9d2e4
  3. #b2c9d9
  4. #acc0ce
  5. #a6b7c3
  6. #a0aeb8
  7. #99a4ac
  8. #939ba1
  9. #8d9296
  10. #86898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ced9e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3daf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd5ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e0e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbdaf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d7ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7dee7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbef {
  color: #bfdbef;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbef {
  background-color: #bfdbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbef {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 60% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbef, #bfc3ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 239 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 1.86 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 1.88 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.68 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.97 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.91 #402410 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bfdbef  rgb(191, 219, 239)  hsl(205, 60%, 84%)  Pale Aqua
#efd3bf  rgb(239, 211, 191)  hsl(25, 60%, 84%)  Desert Sand
#efbfdb  rgb(239, 191, 219)  hsl(325, 60%, 84%)  Thistle
#dbefbf  rgb(219, 239, 191)  hsl(85, 60%, 84%)  Tea Green