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#B1B1CC

#b1b1cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b1b1cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 69.41% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.24% cyan, 13.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 20.93% saturation and 74.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4515

Complementary

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #ccccb1

Split complementary

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #ccbfb1
  3. #bfccb1

Analogous

  1. #b1bfcc
  2. #b1b1cc
  3. #bfb1cc

Triadic

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #ccb1b1
  3. #b1ccb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #ccb1cc
  3. #ccccb1
  4. #b1ccb1

Square

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #ccb1bf
  3. #ccccb1
  4. #b1ccbf

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5a8a
  2. #8383ae
  3. #b1b1cc
  4. #dfdfea
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#b1b1cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #9f9fb8
  3. #8e8ea3
  4. #7c7c8f
  5. #6a6a7a
  6. #595966
  7. #474752
  8. #35353d
  9. #232329
  10. #121214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1b1cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #b9b9d1
  3. #c1c1d6
  4. #c8c8db
  5. #d0d0e0
  6. #d8d8e6
  7. #e0e0eb
  8. #e8e8f0
  9. #efeff5
  10. #f7f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1b1cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1b1cc
  2. #acacc4
  3. #a7a7bd
  4. #a2a2b5
  5. #9d9dae
  6. #9999a6
  7. #94949e
  8. #8f8f97
  9. #8a8a8f
  10. #858588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b2be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab2cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb2cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeb4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1b1cc {
  color: #b1b1cc;
}
Background
.bg-b1b1cc {
  background-color: #b1b1cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1b1cc {
  border: 2px solid #b1b1cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1b1cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 177 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 21% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1b1cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1b1cc, #bfb1cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1b1cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 177 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.01 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.12 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.54 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.85 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.06 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.12 #4e4e33 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#b1b1cc  rgb(177, 177, 204)  hsl(240, 21%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ccccb1  rgb(204, 204, 177)  hsl(60, 21%, 75%)  Pearl
#ccb1b1  rgb(204, 177, 177)  hsl(0, 21%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#b1ccb1  rgb(177, 204, 177)  hsl(120, 21%, 75%)  Opal