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#B2BBD5

#b2bbd5 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2bbd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.43% cyan, 12.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 224.57°, with 29.41% saturation and 76.67% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4981

Complementary

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #d5ccb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #d5bbb2
  3. #cdd5b2

Analogous

  1. #b2cdd5
  2. #b2bbd5
  3. #bbb2d5

Triadic

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #d5b2bb
  3. #bbd5b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #ccb2d5
  3. #d5ccb2
  4. #bbd5b2

Square

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #d5b2cd
  3. #d5ccb2
  4. #b2d5bb

Monochromatic

  1. #54669a
  2. #818fba
  3. #b2bbd5
  4. #e4e7f0
  5. #f2f3f8

Shades

#b2bbd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #a0a8c0
  3. #8e96aa
  4. #7d8395
  5. #6b7080
  6. #595e6b
  7. #474b55
  8. #353840
  9. #24252b
  10. #121315
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bbd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #bac2d9
  3. #c1c9dd
  4. #c9cfe2
  5. #d1d6e6
  6. #d9ddea
  7. #e0e4ee
  8. #e8ebf2
  9. #f0f1f7
  10. #f7f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bbd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bbd5
  2. #adb5cd
  3. #a8afc4
  4. #a3a9bc
  5. #9ea3b3
  6. #999eab
  7. #9498a2
  8. #8f929a
  9. #8a8c91
  10. #858689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bbc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bdd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1bad4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aac0c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3bcd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1bad5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adbecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bbd5 {
  color: #b2bbd5;
}
Background
.bg-b2bbd5 {
  background-color: #b2bbd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bbd5 {
  border: 2px solid #b2bbd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bbd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 187 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 29% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bbd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bbd5, #bbb2d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bbd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 187 213 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.72 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.83 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.93 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.61 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.18 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.99 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.15 #4d442a Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#b2bbd5  rgb(178, 187, 213)  hsl(225, 29%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d5ccb2  rgb(213, 204, 178)  hsl(45, 29%, 77%)  Pearl
#d5b2bb  rgb(213, 178, 187)  hsl(345, 29%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#bbd5b2  rgb(187, 213, 178)  hsl(105, 29%, 77%)  Celadon