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#B2CBD2

#b2cbd2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2cbd2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.61% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.24% cyan, 3.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 193.13°, with 26.23% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.5683

Complementary

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #d2b9b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #d2b2bb
  3. #d2c9b2

Analogous

  1. #b2d2c9
  2. #b2cbd2
  3. #b2bbd2

Triadic

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #d2b2cb
  3. #cbd2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #b9b2d2
  3. #d2b9b2
  4. #cbd2b2

Square

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #c9b2d2
  3. #d2b9b2
  4. #bbd2b2

Monochromatic

  1. #578794
  2. #82aab6
  3. #b2cbd2
  4. #e2ecee
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#b2cbd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #a0b7bd
  3. #8ea2a8
  4. #7d8e93
  5. #6b7a7e
  6. #596669
  7. #475154
  8. #353d3f
  9. #24292a
  10. #121415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2cbd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #bad0d7
  3. #c1d5db
  4. #c9dbe0
  5. #d1e0e4
  6. #d9e5e9
  7. #e0eaed
  8. #e8eff2
  9. #f0f5f6
  10. #f7fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2cbd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2cbd2
  2. #adc4ca
  3. #a8bcc2
  4. #a3b5b9
  5. #9eadb1
  6. #99a6a9
  7. #949ea1
  8. #8f9799
  9. #8a8f90
  10. #858888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc8cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c9d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c5d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9cecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #becad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc7d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adcdcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2cbd2 {
  color: #b2cbd2;
}
Background
.bg-b2cbd2 {
  background-color: #b2cbd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2cbd2 {
  border: 2px solid #b2cbd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2cbd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 203 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 26% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2cbd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2cbd2, #b2bbd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2cbd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 203 210 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.63 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.21 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.40 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.61 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.27 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.40 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.82 #4d342d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b2cbd2  rgb(178, 203, 210)  hsl(193, 26%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#d2b9b2  rgb(210, 185, 178)  hsl(13, 26%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#d2b2cb  rgb(210, 178, 203)  hsl(313, 26%, 76%)  Thistle
#cbd2b2  rgb(203, 210, 178)  hsl(73, 26%, 76%)  Sage