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#bfdbfb ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.9% cyan, 12.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 88.24% saturation and 86.67% 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.687

Complementary

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #fbdfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #fbc1bf
  3. #f9fbbf

Analogous

  1. #bff9fb
  2. #bfdbfb
  3. #c1bffb

Triadic

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #fbbfdb
  3. #dbfbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #dfbffb
  3. #fbdfbf
  4. #dbfbbf

Square

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #fbbff9
  3. #fbdfbf
  4. #bffbc1

Monochromatic

  1. #2f8af2
  2. #77b3f7
  3. #bfdbfb
  4. #ecf4fe
  5. #ecf4fe

Shades

#bfdbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #acc5e2
  3. #99afc9
  4. #8699b0
  5. #738397
  6. #606e7e
  7. #4c5864
  8. #39424b
  9. #262c32
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #c5dffb
  3. #cce2fc
  4. #d2e6fc
  5. #d9e9fd
  6. #dfedfd
  7. #e5f1fd
  8. #ecf4fe
  9. #f2f8fe
  10. #f9fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbfb
  2. #b9d2ef
  3. #b2c9e2
  4. #acc0d6
  5. #a6b7ca
  6. #a0aebe
  7. #99a4b1
  8. #939ba5
  9. #8d9299
  10. #86898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd9e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfdcfd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d5fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afe2e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9dbfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d8fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dfee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbfb {
  color: #bfdbfb;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbfb {
  background-color: #bfdbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbfb {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 88% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbfb, #c1bffb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 251 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.83 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.04 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.45 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.13 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.18 #402404 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bfdbfb  rgb(191, 219, 251)  hsl(212, 88%, 87%)  Pale Aqua
#fbdfbf  rgb(251, 223, 191)  hsl(32, 88%, 87%)  Bisque
#fbbfdb  rgb(251, 191, 219)  hsl(332, 88%, 87%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dbfbbf  rgb(219, 251, 191)  hsl(92, 88%, 87%)  Tea Green