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#B1BFC7

#b1bfc7 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b1bfc7 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 74.9% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.06% cyan, 4.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 201.82°, with 16.42% saturation and 73.73% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.5073

Complementary

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #c7b9b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #c7b1b4
  3. #c7c4b1

Analogous

  1. #b1c7c4
  2. #b1bfc7
  3. #b1b4c7

Triadic

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #c7b1bf
  3. #bfc7b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #b9b1c7
  3. #c7b9b1
  4. #bfc7b1

Square

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #c4b1c7
  3. #c7b9b1
  4. #b4c7b1

Monochromatic

  1. #5d7582
  2. #849aa7
  3. #b1bfc7
  4. #dee4e7
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#b1bfc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #9facb3
  3. #8e999f
  4. #7c868b
  5. #6a7377
  6. #596064
  7. #474c50
  8. #35393c
  9. #232628
  10. #121314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1bfc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #b9c5cd
  3. #c1ccd2
  4. #c8d2d8
  5. #d0d9dd
  6. #d8dfe3
  7. #e0e5e9
  8. #e8ecee
  9. #eff2f4
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1bfc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1bfc7
  2. #acb9c0
  3. #a7b2b9
  4. #a2acb2
  5. #9da6ab
  6. #99a0a4
  7. #94999c
  8. #8f9395
  9. #8a8d8e
  10. #858687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbec7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bcc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acc1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bfc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bdc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec0c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1bfc7 {
  color: #b1bfc7;
}
Background
.bg-b1bfc7 {
  background-color: #b1bfc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1bfc7 {
  border: 2px solid #b1bfc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1bfc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 191 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 16% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1bfc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1bfc7, #b1b4c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1bfc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 191 199 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.69 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.41 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.53 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.20 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.37 #4e4038 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b1bfc7  rgb(177, 191, 199)  hsl(202, 16%, 74%)  Pastel Blue
#c7b9b1  rgb(199, 185, 177)  hsl(22, 16%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#c7b1bf  rgb(199, 177, 191)  hsl(322, 16%, 74%)  Thistle
#bfc7b1  rgb(191, 199, 177)  hsl(82, 16%, 74%)  Ash Gray