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#B1BFCF

#b1bfcf ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b1bfcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.49% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 23.81% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.5111

Complementary

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #cfc1b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #cfb2b1
  3. #cecfb1

Analogous

  1. #b1cecf
  2. #b1bfcf
  3. #b2b1cf

Triadic

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #cfb1bf
  3. #bfcfb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #c1b1cf
  3. #cfc1b1
  4. #bfcfb1

Square

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #cfb1ce
  3. #cfc1b1
  4. #b1cfb2

Monochromatic

  1. #58728f
  2. #8298b2
  3. #b1bfcf
  4. #e0e6ec
  5. #f2f5f7

Shades

#b1bfcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #9facba
  3. #8e99a6
  4. #7c8691
  5. #6a737c
  6. #596068
  7. #474c53
  8. #35393e
  9. #232629
  10. #121315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1bfcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #b9c5d4
  3. #c1ccd9
  4. #c8d2dd
  5. #d0d9e2
  6. #d8dfe7
  7. #e0e5ec
  8. #e8ecf1
  9. #eff2f5
  10. #f7f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1bfcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1bfcf
  2. #acb9c7
  3. #a7b2bf
  4. #a2acb7
  5. #9da6af
  6. #99a0a8
  7. #9499a0
  8. #8f9398
  9. #8a8d90
  10. #858688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bfd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bccf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aac2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bfd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4bdcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adc1c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1bfcf {
  color: #b1bfcf;
}
Background
.bg-b1bfcf {
  background-color: #b1bfcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1bfcf {
  border: 2px solid #b1bfcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1bfcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 191 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 24% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1bfcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1bfcf, #b2b1cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1bfcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 191 207 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 3.76 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.82 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.93 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.14 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.87 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.73 #4e4030 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b1bfcf  rgb(177, 191, 207)  hsl(212, 24%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#cfc1b1  rgb(207, 193, 177)  hsl(32, 24%, 75%)  Bone
#cfb1bf  rgb(207, 177, 191)  hsl(332, 24%, 75%)  Thistle
#bfcfb1  rgb(191, 207, 177)  hsl(92, 24%, 75%)  Ash Gray