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#B2BBD1

#b2bbd1 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2bbd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.83% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 222.58°, with 25.2% saturation and 75.88% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.4961

Complementary

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #d1c8b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #d1b8b2
  3. #cad1b2

Analogous

  1. #b2cad1
  2. #b2bbd1
  3. #b8b2d1

Triadic

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #d1b2bb
  3. #bbd1b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #c8b2d1
  3. #d1c8b2
  4. #bbd1b2

Square

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #d1b2ca
  3. #d1c8b2
  4. #b2d1b8

Monochromatic

  1. #586992
  2. #8291b4
  3. #b2bbd1
  4. #e2e5ee
  5. #f2f4f7

Shades

#b2bbd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #a0a8bc
  3. #8e96a7
  4. #7d8392
  5. #6b707d
  6. #595e69
  7. #474b54
  8. #35383f
  9. #24252a
  10. #121315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bbd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #bac2d6
  3. #c1c9da
  4. #c9cfdf
  5. #d1d6e3
  6. #d9dde8
  7. #e0e4ed
  8. #e8ebf1
  9. #f0f1f6
  10. #f7f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bbd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bbd1
  2. #adb5c9
  3. #a8afc1
  4. #a3a9b9
  5. #9ea3b1
  6. #999ea9
  7. #9498a0
  8. #8f9298
  9. #8a8c90
  10. #858688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bbc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bcd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abbfc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4bcd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bad1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aebdc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bbd1 {
  color: #b2bbd1;
}
Background
.bg-b2bbd1 {
  background-color: #b2bbd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bbd1 {
  border: 2px solid #b2bbd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bbd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 187 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 25% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bbd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bbd1, #b8b2d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bbd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 187 209 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.66 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.79 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.71 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.89 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.17 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.34 #4d442e Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b2bbd1  rgb(178, 187, 209)  hsl(223, 25%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#d1c8b2  rgb(209, 200, 178)  hsl(43, 25%, 76%)  Bone
#d1b2bb  rgb(209, 178, 187)  hsl(343, 25%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bbd1b2  rgb(187, 209, 178)  hsl(103, 25%, 76%)  Celadon