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#B3CCFC

#b3ccfc ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b3ccfc is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 80% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.97% cyan, 19.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 219.45°, with 92.41% 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 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.598

Complementary

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #fce3b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #fcbeb3
  3. #f1fcb3

Analogous

  1. #b3f1fc
  2. #b3ccfc
  3. #beb3fc

Triadic

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #fcb3cc
  3. #ccfcb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #e3b3fc
  3. #fce3b3
  4. #ccfcb3

Square

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #fcb3f1
  3. #fce3b3
  4. #b3fcbe

Monochromatic

  1. #2069f6
  2. #699bf9
  3. #b3ccfc
  4. #ebf2fe
  5. #ebf2fe

Shades

#b3ccfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #a1b8e3
  3. #8fa3ca
  4. #7d8fb0
  5. #6b7a97
  6. #5a667e
  7. #485265
  8. #363d4c
  9. #242932
  10. #121419
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3ccfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #bbd1fc
  3. #c2d6fd
  4. #cadbfd
  5. #d1e0fd
  6. #d9e6fe
  7. #e1ebfe
  8. #e8f0fe
  9. #f0f5fe
  10. #f7faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3ccfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3ccfc
  2. #aec4f0
  3. #a9bde3
  4. #a4b5d7
  5. #9faeca
  6. #9aa6be
  7. #949eb2
  8. #8f97a5
  9. #8a8f99
  10. #85888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2cbe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccffe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c8fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fd6dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9cefd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4cafb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7d2e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3ccfc {
  color: #b3ccfc;
}
Background
.bg-b3ccfc {
  background-color: #b3ccfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3ccfc {
  border: 2px solid #b3ccfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3ccfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 204 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 92% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3ccfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ccfc, #beb3fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3ccfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 204 252 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.87 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.59 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.28 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.83 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.65 #4c3303 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b3ccfc  rgb(179, 204, 252)  hsl(219, 92%, 85%)  Light Steel Blue
#fce3b3  rgb(252, 227, 179)  hsl(39, 92%, 85%)  Peach
#fcb3cc  rgb(252, 179, 204)  hsl(339, 92%, 85%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#ccfcb3  rgb(204, 252, 179)  hsl(99, 92%, 85%)  Tea Green