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#B3D2DF

#b3d2df ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b3d2df is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 82.35% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.73% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 197.73°, with 40.74% saturation and 78.82% 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 13.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.61

Complementary

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #dfc0b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #dfb3bc
  3. #dfd6b3

Analogous

  1. #b3dfd6
  2. #b3d2df
  3. #b3bcdf

Triadic

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #dfb3d2
  3. #d2dfb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #c0b3df
  3. #dfc0b3
  4. #d2dfb3

Square

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #d6b3df
  3. #dfc0b3
  4. #bcdfb3

Monochromatic

  1. #4a91af
  2. #7db2c8
  3. #b3d2df
  4. #e9f2f6
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#b3d2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #a1bdc9
  3. #8fa8b2
  4. #7d939c
  5. #6b7e86
  6. #5a6970
  7. #485459
  8. #363f43
  9. #242a2d
  10. #121516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3d2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #bbd7e2
  3. #c2dbe5
  4. #cae0e9
  5. #d1e4ec
  6. #d9e9ef
  7. #e1edf2
  8. #e8f2f5
  9. #f0f6f9
  10. #f7fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3d2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3d2df
  2. #aecad6
  3. #a9c2cc
  4. #a4b9c3
  5. #9fb1b9
  6. #9aa9b0
  7. #94a1a6
  8. #8f999d
  9. #8a9093
  10. #85888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cfd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbd0e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cbdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7d6d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2d1df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdcedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acd4da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3d2df {
  color: #b3d2df;
}
Background
.bg-b3d2df {
  background-color: #b3d2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3d2df {
  border: 2px solid #b3d2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3d2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 210 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 41% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3d2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3d2df, #b3bcdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3d2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 210 223 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.62 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.16 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.44 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 3.83 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.95 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.67 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.92 #4c2d20 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#b3d2df  rgb(179, 210, 223)  hsl(198, 41%, 79%)  Columbia Blue
#dfc0b3  rgb(223, 192, 179)  hsl(18, 41%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#dfb3d2  rgb(223, 179, 210)  hsl(318, 41%, 79%)  Thistle
#d2dfb3  rgb(210, 223, 179)  hsl(78, 41%, 79%)  Tea Green