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#bfdbfd ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdbfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 13.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 212.9°, with 93.94% saturation and 87.06% 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 14.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6883

Complementary

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #fde1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #fdc2bf
  3. #fafdbf

Analogous

  1. #bffafd
  2. #bfdbfd
  3. #c2bffd

Triadic

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #fdbfdb
  3. #dbfdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #e1bffd
  3. #fde1bf
  4. #dbfdbf

Square

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #fdbffa
  3. #fde1bf
  4. #bffdc2

Monochromatic

  1. #2b88f8
  2. #75b1fb
  3. #bfdbfd
  4. #ebf4fe
  5. #ebf4fe

Shades

#bfdbfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #acc5e4
  3. #99afca
  4. #8699b1
  5. #738398
  6. #606e7f
  7. #4c5865
  8. #39424c
  9. #262c33
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdbfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #c5dffd
  3. #cce2fd
  4. #d2e6fe
  5. #d9e9fe
  6. #dfedfe
  7. #e5f1fe
  8. #ecf4fe
  9. #f2f8ff
  10. #f9fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdbfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdbfd
  2. #b9d2f1
  3. #b2c9e4
  4. #acc0d8
  5. #a6b7cb
  6. #a0aebf
  7. #99a4b2
  8. #939ba6
  9. #8d9299
  10. #86898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd9e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfdcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d5fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee2e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9dbfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4d8fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dff0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdbfd {
  color: #bfdbfd;
}
Background
.bg-bfdbfd {
  background-color: #bfdbfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdbfd {
  border: 2px solid #bfdbfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdbfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdbfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdbfd, #c2bffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdbfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 253 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.66 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.97 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.63 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.05 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.17 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.45 #402402 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bfdbfd  rgb(191, 219, 253)  hsl(213, 94%, 87%)  Pale Aqua
#fde1bf  rgb(253, 225, 191)  hsl(33, 94%, 87%)  Bisque
#fdbfdb  rgb(253, 191, 219)  hsl(333, 94%, 87%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dbfdbf  rgb(219, 253, 191)  hsl(93, 94%, 87%)  Tea Green