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#B1BCBF

#b1bcbf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b1bcbf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 73.73% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.33% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 192.86°, with 9.86% saturation and 72.16% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.4908

Complementary

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #bfb4b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #bfb1b5
  3. #bfbbb1

Analogous

  1. #b1bfbb
  2. #b1bcbf
  3. #b1b5bf

Triadic

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #bfb1bc
  3. #bcbfb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #b4b1bf
  3. #bfb4b1
  4. #bcbfb1

Square

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #bbb1bf
  3. #bfb4b1
  4. #b5bfb1

Monochromatic

  1. #617276
  2. #87989d
  3. #b1bcbf
  4. #dbe0e1
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b1bcbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #9fa9ac
  3. #8e9699
  4. #7c8486
  5. #6a7173
  6. #595e60
  7. #474b4c
  8. #353839
  9. #232626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1bcbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #b9c3c5
  3. #c1c9cc
  4. #c8d0d2
  5. #d0d7d9
  6. #d8dedf
  7. #e0e4e5
  8. #e8ebec
  9. #eff2f2
  10. #f7f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1bcbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1bcbf
  2. #acb6b9
  3. #a7b0b2
  4. #a2aaac
  5. #9da4a6
  6. #999ea0
  7. #949899
  8. #8f9293
  9. #8a8c8d
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bbbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b9bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adbdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bbbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5babf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afbdbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1bcbf {
  color: #b1bcbf;
}
Background
.bg-b1bcbf {
  background-color: #b1bcbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1bcbf {
  border: 2px solid #b1bcbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1bcbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 188 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 10% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1bcbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1bcbf, #b1b5bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1bcbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 188 191 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.01 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.20 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.99 #4e4340 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b1bcbf  rgb(177, 188, 191)  hsl(193, 10%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#bfb4b1  rgb(191, 180, 177)  hsl(13, 10%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bfb1bc  rgb(191, 177, 188)  hsl(313, 10%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bcbfb1  rgb(188, 191, 177)  hsl(73, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray