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#b4dcdd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b4dcdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 86.27% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.55% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 181.46°, with 37.61% saturation and 78.63% 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 14.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.6611

Complementary

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #ddb5b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #ddb4c8
  3. #ddcab4

Analogous

  1. #b4ddca
  2. #b4dcdd
  3. #b4c8dd

Triadic

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #ddb4dc
  3. #dcddb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #b5b4dd
  3. #ddb5b4
  4. #dcddb4

Square

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #cab4dd
  3. #ddb5b4
  4. #c8ddb4

Monochromatic

  1. #4da8ab
  2. #7fc3c5
  3. #b4dcdd
  4. #e9f5f5
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#b4dcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #a2c6c7
  3. #90b0b1
  4. #7e9a9b
  5. #6c8485
  6. #5a6e6f
  7. #485858
  8. #364242
  9. #242c2c
  10. #121616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4dcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #bce0e0
  3. #c3e3e4
  4. #cbe7e7
  5. #d2eaeb
  6. #daeeee
  7. #e1f1f1
  8. #e9f5f5
  9. #f0f8f8
  10. #f8fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4dcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4dcdd
  2. #afd3d4
  3. #aacaca
  4. #a4c0c1
  5. #9fb7b8
  6. #9aaeaf
  7. #95a5a5
  8. #909c9c
  9. #8a9293
  10. #858989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d7d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced2dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7dfdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cadadd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4d6dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #addedc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4dcdd {
  color: #b4dcdd;
}
Background
.bg-b4dcdd {
  background-color: #b4dcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4dcdd {
  border: 2px solid #b4dcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4dcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 220 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 38% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4dcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4dcdd, #b4c8dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4dcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 220 221 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.47 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.48 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.99 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.28 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.09 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.30 #4b2322 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#b4dcdd  rgb(180, 220, 221)  hsl(181, 38%, 79%)  Powder Blue
#ddb5b4  rgb(221, 181, 180)  hsl(1, 38%, 79%)  Baby Pink
#ddb4dc  rgb(221, 180, 220)  hsl(301, 38%, 79%)  Lilac
#dcddb4  rgb(220, 221, 180)  hsl(61, 38%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod