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#B2DAFD

#b2dafd ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b2dafd is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 85.49% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.64% cyan, 13.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 94.94% saturation and 84.51% 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 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.667

Complementary

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #fdd5b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #fdb2b4
  3. #fdfbb2

Analogous

  1. #b2fdfb
  2. #b2dafd
  3. #b2b4fd

Triadic

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #fdb2da
  3. #dafdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #d5b2fd
  3. #fdd5b2
  4. #dafdb2

Square

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #fbb2fd
  3. #fdd5b2
  4. #b4fdb2

Monochromatic

  1. #1d92f9
  2. #67b6fb
  3. #b2dafd
  4. #ebf5fe
  5. #ebf5fe

Shades

#b2dafd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #a0c4e4
  3. #8eaeca
  4. #7d99b1
  5. #6b8398
  6. #596d7f
  7. #475765
  8. #35414c
  9. #242c33
  10. #121619
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2dafd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #badefd
  3. #c1e1fd
  4. #c9e5fe
  5. #d1e9fe
  6. #d9edfe
  7. #e0f0fe
  8. #e8f4fe
  9. #f0f8ff
  10. #f7fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2dafd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2dafd
  2. #add1f1
  3. #a8c8e4
  4. #a3bfd8
  5. #9eb6cb
  6. #99adbf
  7. #94a4b2
  8. #8f9ba6
  9. #8a9299
  10. #85898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d7e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccdaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3d2fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9be2e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2dafe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcd5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5dfef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2dafd {
  color: #b2dafd;
}
Background
.bg-b2dafd {
  background-color: #b2dafd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2dafd {
  border: 2px solid #b2dafd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2dafd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 218 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 95% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2dafd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2dafd, #b2b4fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2dafd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 218 253 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.42 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.56 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.47 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.28 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.18 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.28 #4d2502 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#b2dafd  rgb(178, 218, 253)  hsl(208, 95%, 85%)  Columbia Blue
#fdd5b2  rgb(253, 213, 178)  hsl(28, 95%, 85%)  Light Apricot
#fdb2da  rgb(253, 178, 218)  hsl(328, 95%, 85%)  Carnation Pink
#dafdb2  rgb(218, 253, 178)  hsl(88, 95%, 85%)  Tea Green