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#B4C8CE

#b4c8ce ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b4c8ce is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 78.43% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.62% cyan, 2.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 193.85°, with 20.97% saturation and 75.69% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.5547

Complementary

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #cebab4

Split complementary

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #ceb4bb
  3. #cec7b4

Analogous

  1. #b4cec7
  2. #b4c8ce
  3. #b4bbce

Triadic

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #ceb4c8
  3. #c8ceb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #bab4ce
  3. #cebab4
  4. #c8ceb4

Square

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #c7b4ce
  3. #cebab4
  4. #bbceb4

Monochromatic

  1. #5c828d
  2. #86a6b0
  3. #b4c8ce
  4. #e2eaec
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#b4c8ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #a2b4b9
  3. #90a0a5
  4. #7e8c90
  5. #6c787c
  6. #5a6467
  7. #485052
  8. #363c3e
  9. #242829
  10. #121415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4c8ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #bcced3
  3. #c3d3d8
  4. #cbd9dd
  5. #d2dee2
  6. #dae4e7
  7. #e1e9eb
  8. #e9eff0
  9. #f0f4f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4c8ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4c8ce
  2. #afc1c6
  3. #aababe
  4. #a4b2b7
  5. #9fabaf
  6. #9aa4a7
  7. #959d9f
  8. #909697
  9. #8a8e90
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec6c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc3ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adcaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc5ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0c9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4c8ce {
  color: #b4c8ce;
}
Background
.bg-b4c8ce {
  background-color: #b4c8ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4c8ce {
  border: 2px solid #b4c8ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4c8ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 200 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 21% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4c8ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4c8ce, #b4bbce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4c8ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 200 206 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.67 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.78 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.25 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.76 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.42 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.14 #4b3731 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b4c8ce  rgb(180, 200, 206)  hsl(194, 21%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#cebab4  rgb(206, 186, 180)  hsl(14, 21%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#ceb4c8  rgb(206, 180, 200)  hsl(314, 21%, 76%)  Thistle
#c8ceb4  rgb(200, 206, 180)  hsl(74, 21%, 76%)  Ash Gray