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#bfdffb ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfdffb 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, 87.45% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.9% cyan, 11.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 208°, 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 15.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.7082

Complementary

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #fbdbbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #fbbfc1
  3. #fbf9bf

Analogous

  1. #bffbf9
  2. #bfdffb
  3. #bfc1fb

Triadic

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #fbbfdf
  3. #dffbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #dbbffb
  3. #fbdbbf
  4. #dffbbf

Square

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #f9bffb
  3. #fbdbbf
  4. #c1fbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #2f97f2
  2. #77bbf7
  3. #bfdffb
  4. #ecf5fe
  5. #ecf5fe

Shades

#bfdffb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #acc9e2
  3. #99b2c9
  4. #869cb0
  5. #738697
  6. #60707e
  7. #4c5964
  8. #39434b
  9. #262d32
  10. #131619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdffb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #c5e2fb
  3. #cce5fc
  4. #d2e9fc
  5. #d9ecfd
  6. #dfeffd
  7. #e5f2fd
  8. #ecf5fe
  9. #f2f9fe
  10. #f9fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdffb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdffb
  2. #b9d6ef
  3. #b2cce2
  4. #acc3d6
  5. #a6b9ca
  6. #a0b0be
  7. #99a6b1
  8. #939da5
  9. #8d9399
  10. #868a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0dde8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4dffc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd8fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee6e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccdffc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7dbfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e3f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdffb {
  color: #bfdffb;
}
Background
.bg-bfdffb {
  background-color: #bfdffb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdffb {
  border: 2px solid #bfdffb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdffb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 223 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 88% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdffb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdffb, #bfc1fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdffb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 223 251 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.10 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.02 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.68 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.90 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.04 #402004 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#bfdffb  rgb(191, 223, 251)  hsl(208, 88%, 87%)  Pale Aqua
#fbdbbf  rgb(251, 219, 191)  hsl(28, 88%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#fbbfdf  rgb(251, 191, 223)  hsl(328, 88%, 87%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dffbbf  rgb(223, 251, 191)  hsl(88, 88%, 87%)  Tea Green