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#B1BBCF

#b1bbcf ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b1bbcf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 73.33% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.49% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 23.81% saturation and 75.29% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.4939

Complementary

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #cfc5b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #cfb6b1
  3. #cacfb1

Analogous

  1. #b1cacf
  2. #b1bbcf
  3. #b6b1cf

Triadic

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #cfb1bb
  3. #bbcfb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #c5b1cf
  3. #cfc5b1
  4. #bbcfb1

Square

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #cfb1ca
  3. #cfc5b1
  4. #b1cfb6

Monochromatic

  1. #586a8f
  2. #8292b2
  3. #b1bbcf
  4. #e0e4ec
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#b1bbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #9fa8ba
  3. #8e96a6
  4. #7c8391
  5. #6a707c
  6. #595e68
  7. #474b53
  8. #35383e
  9. #232529
  10. #121315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1bbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #b9c2d4
  3. #c1c9d9
  4. #c8cfdd
  5. #d0d6e2
  6. #d8dde7
  7. #e0e4ec
  8. #e8ebf1
  9. #eff1f5
  10. #f7f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1bbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1bbcf
  2. #acb5c7
  3. #a7afbf
  4. #a2a9b7
  5. #9da3af
  6. #999ea8
  7. #9498a0
  8. #8f9298
  9. #8a8c90
  10. #858688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bbc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bcd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aabfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3bcd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bacf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adbdc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1bbcf {
  color: #b1bbcf;
}
Background
.bg-b1bbcf {
  background-color: #b1bbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1bbcf {
  border: 2px solid #b1bbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1bbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 187 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 24% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1bbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1bbcf, #b6b1cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1bbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 187 207 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.31 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.11 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.21 #4e4430 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b1bbcf  rgb(177, 187, 207)  hsl(220, 24%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#cfc5b1  rgb(207, 197, 177)  hsl(40, 24%, 75%)  Bone
#cfb1bb  rgb(207, 177, 187)  hsl(340, 24%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#bbcfb1  rgb(187, 207, 177)  hsl(100, 24%, 75%)  Tea Green