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#B5ECFF

#b5ecff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b5ecff is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 92.55% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.02% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 195.41°, with 100% saturation and 85.49% 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 16.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.7703

Complementary

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #ffc8b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #ffb5c7
  3. #ffedb5

Analogous

  1. #b5ffed
  2. #b5ecff
  3. #b5c7ff

Triadic

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #ffb5ec
  3. #ecffb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #c8b5ff
  3. #ffc8b5
  4. #ecffb5

Square

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #edb5ff
  3. #ffc8b5
  4. #c7ffb5

Monochromatic

  1. #1cc5ff
  2. #68d8ff
  3. #b5ecff
  4. #ebfaff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#b5ecff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #a3d4e6
  3. #91bdcc
  4. #7fa5b3
  5. #6d8e99
  6. #5b7680
  7. #485e66
  8. #36474d
  9. #242f33
  10. #12181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5ecff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #bceeff
  3. #c4f0ff
  4. #cbf2ff
  5. #d3f4ff
  6. #daf6ff
  7. #e1f7ff
  8. #e9f9ff
  9. #f0fbff
  10. #f8fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5ecff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5ecff
  2. #b0e1f2
  3. #aad6e6
  4. #a5ccd9
  5. #a0c1cc
  6. #9bb6c0
  7. #95abb3
  8. #90a0a6
  9. #8b9699
  10. #858b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e7ef ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0e9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5dfff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9df3f2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0eaff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9e5ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7f0f7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5ecff {
  color: #b5ecff;
}
Background
.bg-b5ecff {
  background-color: #b5ecff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5ecff {
  border: 2px solid #b5ecff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5ecff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 236 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5ecff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5ecff, #b5c7ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5ecff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 236 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.82 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.47 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.34 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.09 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.12 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.23 #4a1300 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#b5ecff  rgb(181, 236, 255)  hsl(195, 100%, 85%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffc8b5  rgb(255, 200, 181)  hsl(15, 100%, 85%)  Zinnwaldite
#ffb5ec  rgb(255, 181, 236)  hsl(315, 100%, 85%)  Plum
#ecffb5  rgb(236, 255, 181)  hsl(75, 100%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow