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#B4DFEC

#b4dfec ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b4dfec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 87.45% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.73% cyan, 5.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 193.93°, with 59.57% saturation and 81.57% 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 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.6853

Complementary

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #ecc1b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #ecb4c3
  3. #ecddb4

Analogous

  1. #b4ecdd
  2. #b4dfec
  3. #b4c3ec

Triadic

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #ecb4df
  3. #dfecb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #c1b4ec
  3. #ecc1b4
  4. #dfecb4

Square

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #ddb4ec
  3. #ecc1b4
  4. #c3ecb4

Monochromatic

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #77c5dd
  3. #b4dfec
  4. #eff8fb
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#b4dfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #a2c9d4
  3. #90b2bd
  4. #7e9ca5
  5. #6c868e
  6. #5a7076
  7. #48595e
  8. #364347
  9. #242d2f
  10. #121618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4dfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #bce2ee
  3. #c3e5f0
  4. #cbe9f2
  5. #d2ecf4
  6. #daeff6
  7. #e1f2f7
  8. #e9f5f9
  9. #f0f9fb
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4dfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4dfec
  2. #afd6e1
  3. #aaccd6
  4. #a4c3cc
  5. #9fb9c1
  6. #9ab0b6
  7. #95a6ab
  8. #909da0
  9. #8a9396
  10. #858a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cadbe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6dced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdd5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3e4e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9ddec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4d9ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aae2e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4dfec {
  color: #b4dfec;
}
Background
.bg-b4dfec {
  background-color: #b4dfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4dfec {
  border: 2px solid #b4dfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4dfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 223 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 60% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4dfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4dfec, #b4c3ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4dfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 223 236 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 1.67 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 2.87 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.59 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.38 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.81 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.13 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.54 #4b2013 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#b4dfec  rgb(180, 223, 236)  hsl(194, 60%, 82%)  Light Blue
#ecc1b4  rgb(236, 193, 180)  hsl(14, 60%, 82%)  Zinnwaldite
#ecb4df  rgb(236, 180, 223)  hsl(314, 60%, 82%)  Plum
#dfecb4  rgb(223, 236, 180)  hsl(74, 60%, 82%)  Tea Green