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#B2B2C4

#b2b2c4 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2b2c4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.8% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.18% cyan, 9.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 13.24% saturation and 73.33% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4529

Complementary

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #c4c4b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #c4bbb2
  3. #bbc4b2

Analogous

  1. #b2bbc4
  2. #b2b2c4
  3. #bbb2c4

Triadic

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #c4b2b2
  3. #b2c4b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #c4b2c4
  3. #c4c4b2
  4. #b2c4b2

Square

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #c4b2bb
  3. #c4c4b2
  4. #b2c4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #60607d
  2. #8787a3
  3. #b2b2c4
  4. #dddde5
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#b2b2c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #a0a0b0
  3. #8e8e9d
  4. #7d7d89
  5. #6b6b76
  6. #595962
  7. #47474e
  8. #35353b
  9. #242427
  10. #121214
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b2c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #babaca
  3. #c1c1d0
  4. #c9c9d6
  5. #d1d1dc
  6. #d9d9e2
  7. #e0e0e7
  8. #e8e8ed
  9. #f0f0f3
  10. #f7f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b2c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b2c4
  2. #adadbd
  3. #a8a8b6
  4. #a3a3b0
  5. #9e9ea9
  6. #9999a2
  7. #94949b
  8. #8f8f94
  9. #8a8a8e
  10. #858587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb4c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb3c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afb5b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b3c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb3c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0b4bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b2c4 {
  color: #b2b2c4;
}
Background
.bg-b2b2c4 {
  background-color: #b2b2c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b2c4 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b2c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b2c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 178 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 13% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b2c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b2c4, #bbb2c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b2c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 178 196 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.82 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.00 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.01 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.15 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.64 #4d4d3b Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#b2b2c4  rgb(178, 178, 196)  hsl(240, 13%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c4c4b2  rgb(196, 196, 178)  hsl(60, 13%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c4b2b2  rgb(196, 178, 178)  hsl(0, 13%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#b2c4b2  rgb(178, 196, 178)  hsl(120, 13%, 73%)  Ash Gray