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#B5CACC

#b5cacc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b5cacc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 79.22% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.27% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 185.22°, with 18.4% saturation and 75.49% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.5642

Complementary

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #ccb7b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #ccb5be
  3. #ccc3b5

Analogous

  1. #b5ccc3
  2. #b5cacc
  3. #b5becc

Triadic

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #ccb5ca
  3. #caccb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #b7b5cc
  3. #ccb7b5
  4. #caccb5

Square

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #c3b5cc
  3. #ccb7b5
  4. #beccb5

Monochromatic

  1. #5f8689
  2. #88aaad
  3. #b5cacc
  4. #e2eaeb
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#b5cacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #a3b6b8
  3. #91a2a3
  4. #7f8d8f
  5. #6d797a
  6. #5b6566
  7. #485152
  8. #363d3d
  9. #242829
  10. #121414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5cacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #bccfd1
  3. #c4d5d6
  4. #cbdadb
  5. #d3dfe0
  6. #dae5e6
  7. #e1eaeb
  8. #e9eff0
  9. #f0f4f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5cacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5cacc
  2. #b0c3c4
  3. #aabbbd
  4. #a5b4b5
  5. #a0acae
  6. #9ba5a6
  7. #959e9e
  8. #909697
  9. #8b8f8f
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c8cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c5cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afcccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c9cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc7cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1cbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5cacc {
  color: #b5cacc;
}
Background
.bg-b5cacc {
  background-color: #b5cacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5cacc {
  border: 2px solid #b5cacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5cacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 202 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 18% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5cacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5cacc, #b5becc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5cacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 202 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.34 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.51 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.42 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.97 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.43 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.45 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.02 #4a3533 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b5cacc  rgb(181, 202, 204)  hsl(185, 18%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#ccb7b5  rgb(204, 183, 181)  hsl(5, 18%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#ccb5ca  rgb(204, 181, 202)  hsl(305, 18%, 75%)  Thistle
#caccb5  rgb(202, 204, 181)  hsl(65, 18%, 75%)  Bone