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#B2BBD0

#b2bbd0 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2bbd0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.33% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.42% cyan, 10.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 24.19% saturation and 75.69% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.4956

Complementary

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #d0c7b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #d0b8b2
  3. #cad0b2

Analogous

  1. #b2cad0
  2. #b2bbd0
  3. #b8b2d0

Triadic

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #d0b2bb
  3. #bbd0b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #c7b2d0
  3. #d0c7b2
  4. #bbd0b2

Square

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #d0b2ca
  3. #d0c7b2
  4. #b2d0b8

Monochromatic

  1. #586991
  2. #8391b3
  3. #b2bbd0
  4. #e2e5ed
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#b2bbd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #a0a8bb
  3. #8e96a6
  4. #7d8392
  5. #6b707d
  6. #595e68
  7. #474b53
  8. #35383e
  9. #24252a
  10. #121315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bbd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #bac2d5
  3. #c1c9d9
  4. #c9cfde
  5. #d1d6e3
  6. #d9dde8
  7. #e0e4ec
  8. #e8ebf1
  9. #f0f1f6
  10. #f7f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bbd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bbd0
  2. #adb5c8
  3. #a8afc0
  4. #a3a9b8
  5. #9ea3b0
  6. #999ea8
  7. #9498a0
  8. #8f9298
  9. #8a8c90
  10. #858688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bbc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bcd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bacf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abbfc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4bcd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aebdc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bbd0 {
  color: #b2bbd0;
}
Background
.bg-b2bbd0 {
  background-color: #b2bbd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bbd0 {
  border: 2px solid #b2bbd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bbd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 187 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 24% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bbd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bbd0, #b8b2d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bbd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 187 208 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.40 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.95 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.59 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.57 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.42 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.50 #4d442f Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b2bbd0  rgb(178, 187, 208)  hsl(222, 24%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#d0c7b2  rgb(208, 199, 178)  hsl(42, 24%, 76%)  Bone
#d0b2bb  rgb(208, 178, 187)  hsl(342, 24%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bbd0b2  rgb(187, 208, 178)  hsl(102, 24%, 76%)  Tea Green