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#B3EEFF

#b3eeff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b3eeff is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 93.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.8% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 193.42°, with 100% saturation and 85.1% 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 16.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.7795

Complementary

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #ffc4b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #ffb3c8
  3. #ffeab3

Analogous

  1. #b3ffea
  2. #b3eeff
  3. #b3c8ff

Triadic

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #ffb3ee
  3. #eeffb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #c4b3ff
  3. #ffc4b3
  4. #eeffb3

Square

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #eab3ff
  3. #ffc4b3
  4. #c8ffb3

Monochromatic

  1. #1accff
  2. #67ddff
  3. #b3eeff
  4. #ebfaff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#b3eeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #a1d6e6
  3. #8fbecc
  4. #7da7b3
  5. #6b8f99
  6. #5a7780
  7. #485f66
  8. #36474d
  9. #243033
  10. #12181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3eeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #bbf0ff
  3. #c2f1ff
  4. #caf3ff
  5. #d1f5ff
  6. #d9f7ff
  7. #e1f8ff
  8. #e8faff
  9. #f0fcff
  10. #f7fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3eeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3eeff
  2. #aee3f2
  3. #a9d8e6
  4. #a4cdd9
  5. #9fc2cc
  6. #9ab7c0
  7. #94acb3
  8. #8fa1a6
  9. #8a9699
  10. #858b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3e8f0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2eaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6e0ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9af4f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1ecff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9e6ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4f2f8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3eeff {
  color: #b3eeff;
}
Background
.bg-b3eeff {
  background-color: #b3eeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3eeff {
  border: 2px solid #b3eeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3eeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 238 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3eeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3eeff, #b3c8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3eeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 238 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.79 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.98 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.37 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.98 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.45 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.37 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.54 #4c1100 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#b3eeff  rgb(179, 238, 255)  hsl(193, 100%, 85%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffc4b3  rgb(255, 196, 179)  hsl(13, 100%, 85%)  Melon
#ffb3ee  rgb(255, 179, 238)  hsl(313, 100%, 85%)  Plum
#eeffb3  rgb(238, 255, 179)  hsl(73, 100%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow