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#B5DCDB

#b5dcdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b5dcdb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 86.27% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 178.46°, with 35.78% 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 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.6612

Complementary

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #dcb5b6

Split complementary

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #dcb5ca
  3. #dcc8b5

Analogous

  1. #b5dcc8
  2. #b5dcdb
  3. #b5cadc

Triadic

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #dbb5dc
  3. #dcdbb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #b5b6dc
  3. #dcb5b6
  4. #dcdbb5

Square

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #c8b5dc
  3. #dcb5b6
  4. #cadcb5

Monochromatic

  1. #50a8a6
  2. #81c3c2
  3. #b5dcdb
  4. #e9f5f4
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#b5dcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #a3c6c5
  3. #91b0af
  4. #7f9a99
  5. #6d8483
  6. #5b6e6e
  7. #485858
  8. #364242
  9. #242c2c
  10. #121616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5dcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #bce0df
  3. #c4e3e2
  4. #cbe7e6
  5. #d3eae9
  6. #daeeed
  7. #e1f1f1
  8. #e9f5f4
  9. #f0f8f8
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5dcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5dcdb
  2. #b0d3d2
  3. #aacac9
  4. #a5c0c0
  5. #a0b7b7
  6. #9baeae
  7. #95a5a4
  8. #909c9b
  9. #8b9292
  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 #c9d7d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd2db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9dfdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cadadb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d6db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aededb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5dcdb {
  color: #b5dcdb;
}
Background
.bg-b5dcdb {
  background-color: #b5dcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5dcdb {
  border: 2px solid #b5dcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5dcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 220 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 36% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5dcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5dcdb, #b5cadc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5dcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 220 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.22 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.74 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.32 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.84 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.89 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.29 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.49 #4a2324 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#b5dcdb  rgb(181, 220, 219)  hsl(178, 36%, 79%)  Powder Blue
#dcb5b6  rgb(220, 181, 182)  hsl(358, 36%, 79%)  Baby Pink
#dbb5dc  rgb(219, 181, 220)  hsl(298, 36%, 79%)  Lilac
#dcdbb5  rgb(220, 219, 181)  hsl(58, 36%, 79%)  Blond