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#B5CCD2

#b5ccd2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b5ccd2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 80% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.81% cyan, 2.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 192.41°, with 24.37% saturation and 76.67% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.5766

Complementary

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #d2bbb5

Split complementary

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #d2b5be
  3. #d2cab5

Analogous

  1. #b5d2ca
  2. #b5ccd2
  3. #b5bed2

Triadic

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #d2b5cc
  3. #ccd2b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #bbb5d2
  3. #d2bbb5
  4. #ccd2b5

Square

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #cab5d2
  3. #d2bbb5
  4. #bed2b5

Monochromatic

  1. #5a8894
  2. #85abb5
  3. #b5ccd2
  4. #e5edef
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#b5ccd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #a3b8bd
  3. #91a3a8
  4. #7f8f93
  5. #6d7a7e
  6. #5b6669
  7. #485254
  8. #363d3f
  9. #24292a
  10. #121415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5ccd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #bcd1d7
  3. #c4d6db
  4. #cbdbe0
  5. #d3e0e4
  6. #dae6e9
  7. #e1ebed
  8. #e9f0f2
  9. #f0f5f6
  10. #f8fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5ccd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5ccd2
  2. #b0c4ca
  3. #aabdc2
  4. #a5b5b9
  5. #a0aeb1
  6. #9ba6a9
  7. #959ea1
  8. #909799
  9. #8b8f90
  10. #858888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1cacc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7cad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c6d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adcfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0cbd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc9d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0cecf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5ccd2 {
  color: #b5ccd2;
}
Background
.bg-b5ccd2 {
  background-color: #b5ccd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5ccd2 {
  border: 2px solid #b5ccd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5ccd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 204 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 24% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5ccd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5ccd2, #b5bed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5ccd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 204 210 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 2.01 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.60 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.64 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.66 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.19 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.61 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.27 #4a332d Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b5ccd2  rgb(181, 204, 210)  hsl(192, 24%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#d2bbb5  rgb(210, 187, 181)  hsl(12, 24%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#d2b5cc  rgb(210, 181, 204)  hsl(312, 24%, 77%)  Thistle
#ccd2b5  rgb(204, 210, 181)  hsl(72, 24%, 77%)  Pearl