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#B2C8D2

#b2c8d2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2c8d2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 78.43% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.24% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 198.75°, with 26.23% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.16.

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Relative luminance0.5543

Complementary

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #d2bcb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #d2b2b8
  3. #d2ccb2

Analogous

  1. #b2d2cc
  2. #b2c8d2
  3. #b2b8d2

Triadic

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #d2b2c8
  3. #c8d2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #bcb2d2
  3. #d2bcb2
  4. #c8d2b2

Square

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #ccb2d2
  3. #d2bcb2
  4. #b8d2b2

Monochromatic

  1. #578194
  2. #82a6b6
  3. #b2c8d2
  4. #e2eaee
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#b2c8d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #a0b4bd
  3. #8ea0a8
  4. #7d8c93
  5. #6b787e
  6. #596469
  7. #475054
  8. #353c3f
  9. #24282a
  10. #121415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2c8d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #baced7
  3. #c1d3db
  4. #c9d9e0
  5. #d1dee4
  6. #d9e4e9
  7. #e0e9ed
  8. #e8eff2
  9. #f0f4f6
  10. #f7fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2c8d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2c8d2
  2. #adc1ca
  3. #a8bac2
  4. #a3b2b9
  5. #9eabb1
  6. #99a4a9
  7. #949da1
  8. #8f9699
  9. #8a8e90
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc6ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c7d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec3d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aacbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc7d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c5d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adcace ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2c8d2 {
  color: #b2c8d2;
}
Background
.bg-b2c8d2 {
  background-color: #b2c8d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2c8d2 {
  border: 2px solid #b2c8d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2c8d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 200 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 26% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2c8d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2c8d2, #b2b8d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2c8d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 200 210 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.16 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.42 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.10 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.23 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.22 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.88 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.94 #4d372d Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b2c8d2  rgb(178, 200, 210)  hsl(199, 26%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#d2bcb2  rgb(210, 188, 178)  hsl(19, 26%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#d2b2c8  rgb(210, 178, 200)  hsl(319, 26%, 76%)  Thistle
#c8d2b2  rgb(200, 210, 178)  hsl(79, 26%, 76%)  Tea Green