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#B3FBFF

#b3fbff ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b3fbff 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, 98.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.8% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 183.16°, 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 18.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#ccffff
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Relative luminance0.858

Complementary

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #ffb7b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #ffb3d5
  3. #ffddb3

Analogous

  1. #b3ffdd
  2. #b3fbff
  3. #b3d5ff

Triadic

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #ffb3fb
  3. #fbffb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #b7b3ff
  3. #ffb7b3
  4. #fbffb3

Square

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #ddb3ff
  3. #ffb7b3
  4. #d5ffb3

Monochromatic

  1. #1af3ff
  2. #67f7ff
  3. #b3fbff
  4. #ebfeff
  5. #ebfeff

Shades

#b3fbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #a1e2e6
  3. #8fc9cc
  4. #7db0b3
  5. #6b9799
  6. #5a7e80
  7. #486466
  8. #364b4d
  9. #243233
  10. #12191a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3fbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #bbfbff
  3. #c2fcff
  4. #cafcff
  5. #d1fdff
  6. #d9fdff
  7. #e1fdff
  8. #e8feff
  9. #f0feff
  10. #f7ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3fbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3fbff
  2. #aeeff2
  3. #a9e2e6
  4. #a4d6d9
  5. #9fcacc
  6. #9abec0
  7. #94b1b3
  8. #8fa5a6
  9. #8a9999
  10. #858c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f4f5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1f5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3eaff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98fffc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbf7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2f1ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3fefd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3fbff {
  color: #b3fbff;
}
Background
.bg-b3fbff {
  background-color: #b3fbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3fbff {
  border: 2px solid #b3fbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3fbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 251 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3fbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3fbff, #b3d5ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3fbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 251 255 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 1.92 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.15 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.88 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.46 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.52 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.25 #4c0400 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Celeste
#b3fbff  rgb(179, 251, 255)  hsl(183, 100%, 85%)  Celeste
#ffb7b3  rgb(255, 183, 179)  hsl(3, 100%, 85%)  Melon
#ffb3fb  rgb(255, 179, 251)  hsl(303, 100%, 85%)  Plum
#fbffb3  rgb(251, 255, 179)  hsl(63, 100%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow