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#B2B2CE

#b2b2ce ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2b2ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.59% cyan, 13.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 22.22% saturation and 75.29% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4576

Complementary

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #ceceb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #cec0b2
  3. #c0ceb2

Analogous

  1. #b2c0ce
  2. #b2b2ce
  3. #c0b2ce

Triadic

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #ceb2b2
  3. #b2ceb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #ceb2ce
  3. #ceceb2
  4. #b2ceb2

Square

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #ceb2c0
  3. #ceceb2
  4. #b2cec0

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5a8d
  2. #8383b0
  3. #b2b2ce
  4. #e1e1ec
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#b2b2ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #a0a0b9
  3. #8e8ea5
  4. #7d7d90
  5. #6b6b7c
  6. #595967
  7. #474752
  8. #35353e
  9. #242429
  10. #121215
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b2ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #babad3
  3. #c1c1d8
  4. #c9c9dd
  5. #d1d1e2
  6. #d9d9e7
  7. #e0e0eb
  8. #e8e8f0
  9. #f0f0f5
  10. #f7f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b2ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b2ce
  2. #adadc6
  3. #a8a8be
  4. #a3a3b7
  5. #9e9eaf
  6. #9999a7
  7. #94949f
  8. #8f8f97
  9. #8a8a90
  10. #858588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb5cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb6bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb4cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb3ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afb5c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b2ce {
  color: #b2b2ce;
}
Background
.bg-b2b2ce {
  background-color: #b2b2ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b2ce {
  border: 2px solid #b2b2ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b2ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 178 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 22% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b2ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b2ce, #c0b2ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b2ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 178 206 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.00 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.28 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.42 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.49 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.20 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.37 #4d4d31 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#b2b2ce  rgb(178, 178, 206)  hsl(240, 22%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ceceb2  rgb(206, 206, 178)  hsl(60, 22%, 75%)  Pearl
#ceb2b2  rgb(206, 178, 178)  hsl(0, 22%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#b2ceb2  rgb(178, 206, 178)  hsl(120, 22%, 75%)  Celadon