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#B3C8CB

#b3c8cb ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b3c8cb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 78.43% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.82% cyan, 1.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 18.75% saturation and 74.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.552

Complementary

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #cbb6b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #cbb3bc
  3. #cbc2b3

Analogous

  1. #b3cbc2
  2. #b3c8cb
  3. #b3bccb

Triadic

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #cbb3c8
  3. #c8cbb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #b6b3cb
  3. #cbb6b3
  4. #c8cbb3

Square

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #c2b3cb
  3. #cbb6b3
  4. #bccbb3

Monochromatic

  1. #5d8388
  2. #86a7ac
  3. #b3c8cb
  4. #e0e9ea
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#b3c8cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #a1b4b7
  3. #8fa0a2
  4. #7d8c8e
  5. #6b787a
  6. #5a6466
  7. #485051
  8. #363c3d
  9. #242829
  10. #121414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3c8cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #bbced0
  3. #c2d3d5
  4. #cad9db
  5. #d1dee0
  6. #d9e4e5
  7. #e1e9ea
  8. #e8efef
  9. #f0f4f5
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3c8cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3c8cb
  2. #aec1c4
  3. #a9babc
  4. #a4b2b5
  5. #9fabad
  6. #9aa4a6
  7. #949d9e
  8. #8f9697
  9. #8a8e8f
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc6c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c3cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #accac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec7cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc5cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc9ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3c8cb {
  color: #b3c8cb;
}
Background
.bg-b3c8cb {
  background-color: #b3c8cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3c8cb {
  border: 2px solid #b3c8cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3c8cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 200 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 19% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3c8cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3c8cb, #b3bccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3c8cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 200 203 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 2.75 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.61 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.95 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.18 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.27 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.32 #4c3734 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b3c8cb  rgb(179, 200, 203)  hsl(188, 19%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#cbb6b3  rgb(203, 182, 179)  hsl(8, 19%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#cbb3c8  rgb(203, 179, 200)  hsl(308, 19%, 75%)  Thistle
#c8cbb3  rgb(200, 203, 179)  hsl(68, 19%, 75%)  Ash Gray