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#B4DCF1

#b4dcf1 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b4dcf1 is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 86.27% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.31% cyan, 8.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 200.66°, with 68.54% saturation and 82.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.6724

Complementary

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #f1c9b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #f1b4bd
  3. #f1e8b4

Analogous

  1. #b4f1e8
  2. #b4dcf1
  3. #b4bdf1

Triadic

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #f1b4dc
  3. #dcf1b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #c9b4f1
  3. #f1c9b4
  4. #dcf1b4

Square

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #e8b4f1
  3. #f1c9b4
  4. #bdf1b4

Monochromatic

  1. #33a0d9
  2. #74bee5
  3. #b4dcf1
  4. #eef7fc
  5. #eef7fc

Shades

#b4dcf1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #a2c6d9
  3. #90b0c1
  4. #7e9aa9
  5. #6c8491
  6. #5a6e79
  7. #485860
  8. #364248
  9. #242c30
  10. #121618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4dcf1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #bce0f2
  3. #c3e3f4
  4. #cbe7f5
  5. #d2eaf7
  6. #daeef8
  7. #e1f1f9
  8. #e9f5fb
  9. #f0f8fc
  10. #f8fcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4dcf1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4dcf1
  2. #afd3e6
  3. #aacada
  4. #a4c0cf
  5. #9fb7c4
  6. #9aaeb9
  7. #95a5ad
  8. #909ca2
  9. #8a9297
  10. #85898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d8e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2daf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d3f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2e2e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7dbf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1d7f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9e0e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4dcf1 {
  color: #b4dcf1;
}
Background
.bg-b4dcf1 {
  background-color: #b4dcf1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4dcf1 {
  border: 2px solid #b4dcf1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4dcf1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 220 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 69% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4dcf1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4dcf1, #b4bdf1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4dcf1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 220 241 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 1.92 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.45 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.34 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.01 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.55 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.94 #4b230e Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#b4dcf1  rgb(180, 220, 241)  hsl(201, 69%, 83%)  Columbia Blue
#f1c9b4  rgb(241, 201, 180)  hsl(21, 69%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#f1b4dc  rgb(241, 180, 220)  hsl(321, 69%, 83%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#dcf1b4  rgb(220, 241, 180)  hsl(81, 69%, 83%)  Tea Green