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#BFDFD9

#bfdfd9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdfd9 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.45% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 168.75°, with 33.33% saturation and 81.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.6886

Complementary

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #dfbfc5

Split complementary

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #dfbfd5
  3. #dfc9bf

Analogous

  1. #bfdfc9
  2. #bfdfd9
  3. #bfd5df

Triadic

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #d9bfdf
  3. #dfd9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #bfc5df
  3. #dfbfc5
  4. #dfd9bf

Square

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #c9bfdf
  3. #dfbfc5
  4. #d5dfbf

Monochromatic

  1. #59ac9c
  2. #8cc6bb
  3. #bfdfd9
  4. #f1f8f7
  5. #f1f8f7

Shades

#bfdfd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #acc9c3
  3. #99b2ae
  4. #869c98
  5. #738682
  6. #60706d
  7. #4c5957
  8. #394341
  9. #262d2b
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdfd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #c5e2dd
  3. #cce5e1
  4. #d2e9e4
  5. #d9ece8
  6. #dfefec
  7. #e5f2f0
  8. #ecf5f4
  9. #f2f9f7
  10. #f9fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdfd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdfd9
  2. #b9d6d0
  3. #b2ccc7
  4. #acc3be
  5. #a6b9b5
  6. #a0b0ad
  7. #99a6a4
  8. #939d9b
  9. #8d9392
  10. #868a89
  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 #cfdbd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdbd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5d6da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7e0dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1ddd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cddad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bae0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdfd9 {
  color: #bfdfd9;
}
Background
.bg-bfdfd9 {
  background-color: #bfdfd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdfd9 {
  border: 2px solid #bfdfd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdfd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 223 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 33% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdfd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdfd9, #bfd5df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdfd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 223 217 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.75 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.78 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.09 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.56 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.62 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.47 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.63 #402026 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bfdfd9  rgb(191, 223, 217)  hsl(169, 33%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#dfbfc5  rgb(223, 191, 197)  hsl(349, 33%, 81%)  Baby Pink
#d9bfdf  rgb(217, 191, 223)  hsl(289, 33%, 81%)  Thistle
#dfd9bf  rgb(223, 217, 191)  hsl(49, 33%, 81%)  Pearl