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#B4C3C7

#b4c3c7 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b4c3c7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 76.47% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.55% cyan, 2.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 192.63°, with 14.5% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.5286

Complementary

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #c7b8b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #c7b4b9
  3. #c7c1b4

Analogous

  1. #b4c7c1
  2. #b4c3c7
  3. #b4b9c7

Triadic

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #c7b4c3
  3. #c3c7b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #b8b4c7
  3. #c7b8b4
  4. #c3c7b4

Square

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #c1b4c7
  3. #c7b8b4
  4. #b9c7b4

Monochromatic

  1. #617a81
  2. #88a0a6
  3. #b4c3c7
  4. #e0e6e8
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#b4c3c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #a2b0b3
  3. #909c9f
  4. #7e898b
  5. #6c7577
  6. #5a6264
  7. #484e50
  8. #363b3c
  9. #242728
  10. #121414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4c3c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #bcc9cd
  3. #c3cfd2
  4. #cbd5d8
  5. #d2dbdd
  6. #dae1e3
  7. #e1e7e9
  8. #e9edee
  9. #f0f3f4
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4c3c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4c3c7
  2. #afbcc0
  3. #aab6b9
  4. #a4afb2
  5. #9fa8ab
  6. #9aa2a4
  7. #959b9c
  8. #909495
  9. #8a8d8e
  10. #858787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc1c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c2c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbfc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc2c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c1c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c4c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4c3c7 {
  color: #b4c3c7;
}
Background
.bg-b4c3c7 {
  background-color: #b4c3c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4c3c7 {
  border: 2px solid #b4c3c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4c3c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 195 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 15% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4c3c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4c3c7, #b4b9c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4c3c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 195 199 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.21 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.41 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.56 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.07 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.91 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.91 #4b3c38 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b4c3c7  rgb(180, 195, 199)  hsl(193, 15%, 74%)  Pastel Blue
#c7b8b4  rgb(199, 184, 180)  hsl(13, 15%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#c7b4c3  rgb(199, 180, 195)  hsl(313, 15%, 74%)  Thistle
#c3c7b4  rgb(195, 199, 180)  hsl(73, 15%, 74%)  Ash Gray