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#B1DEEB

#b1deeb ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b1deeb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 87.06% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.68% cyan, 5.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 193.45°, with 59.18% saturation and 80.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 1.51.

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Relative luminance0.6759

Complementary

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #ebbeb1

Split complementary

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #ebb1c1
  3. #ebdbb1

Analogous

  1. #b1ebdb
  2. #b1deeb
  3. #b1c1eb

Triadic

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #ebb1de
  3. #deebb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #beb1eb
  3. #ebbeb1
  4. #deebb1

Square

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #dbb1eb
  3. #ebbeb1
  4. #c1ebb1

Monochromatic

  1. #37aacc
  2. #74c4db
  3. #b1deeb
  4. #eef8fb
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#b1deeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #9fc8d4
  3. #8eb2bc
  4. #7c9ba5
  5. #6a858d
  6. #596f76
  7. #47595e
  8. #354347
  9. #232c2f
  10. #121618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1deeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #b9e1ed
  3. #c1e5ef
  4. #c8e8f1
  5. #d0ebf3
  6. #d8eff5
  7. #e0f2f7
  8. #e8f5f9
  9. #eff8fb
  10. #f7fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1deeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1deeb
  2. #acd5e0
  3. #a7cbd6
  4. #a2c2cb
  5. #9db8c0
  6. #99afb6
  7. #94a6ab
  8. #8f9ca0
  9. #8a9395
  10. #85898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9dadf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5dbec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd3eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fe3e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8dceb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1d8eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7e1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1deeb {
  color: #b1deeb;
}
Background
.bg-b1deeb {
  background-color: #b1deeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1deeb {
  border: 2px solid #b1deeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1deeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 222 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 59% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1deeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1deeb, #b1c1eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1deeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 222 235 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 1.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 2.37 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.29 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.75 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.17 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.20 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.22 #4e2114 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#b1deeb  rgb(177, 222, 235)  hsl(193, 59%, 81%)  Light Blue
#ebbeb1  rgb(235, 190, 177)  hsl(13, 59%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#ebb1de  rgb(235, 177, 222)  hsl(313, 59%, 81%)  Plum
#deebb1  rgb(222, 235, 177)  hsl(73, 59%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod