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#B0C8CD

#b0c8cd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b0c8cd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 78.43% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.15% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 190.34°, with 22.48% saturation and 74.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5495

Complementary

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #cdb5b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #cdb0ba
  3. #cdc4b0

Analogous

  1. #b0cdc4
  2. #b0c8cd
  3. #b0bacd

Triadic

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #cdb0c8
  3. #c8cdb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #b5b0cd
  3. #cdb5b0
  4. #c8cdb0

Square

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #c4b0cd
  3. #cdb5b0
  4. #bacdb0

Monochromatic

  1. #58838c
  2. #81a7af
  3. #b0c8cd
  4. #dfe9eb
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#b0c8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #9eb4b9
  3. #8da0a4
  4. #7b8c90
  5. #6a787b
  6. #586467
  7. #465052
  8. #353c3e
  9. #232829
  10. #121415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0c8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #b8ced2
  3. #c0d3d7
  4. #c8d9dc
  5. #d0dee1
  6. #d8e4e6
  7. #dfe9eb
  8. #e7eff0
  9. #eff4f5
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0c8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0c8cd
  2. #abc1c5
  3. #a6babe
  4. #a2b2b6
  5. #9dabae
  6. #98a4a7
  7. #939d9f
  8. #8e9697
  9. #8a8e8f
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc5c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec2cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c4cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abc9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0c8cd {
  color: #b0c8cd;
}
Background
.bg-b0c8cd {
  background-color: #b0c8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0c8cd {
  border: 2px solid #b0c8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0c8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 200 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 22% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0c8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0c8cd, #b0bacd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0c8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 200 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.97 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.04 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.24 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.55 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.67 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.64 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.78 #4f3732 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b0c8cd  rgb(176, 200, 205)  hsl(190, 22%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#cdb5b0  rgb(205, 181, 176)  hsl(10, 22%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#cdb0c8  rgb(205, 176, 200)  hsl(310, 22%, 75%)  Thistle
#c8cdb0  rgb(200, 205, 176)  hsl(70, 22%, 75%)  Sage