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#B6C9CF

#b6c9cf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b6c9cf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 78.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.08% cyan, 2.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 194.4°, with 20.66% saturation and 76.27% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.5622

Complementary

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #cfbcb6

Split complementary

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #cfb6bc
  3. #cfc8b6

Analogous

  1. #b6cfc8
  2. #b6c9cf
  3. #b6bccf

Triadic

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #cfb6c9
  3. #c9cfb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #bcb6cf
  3. #cfbcb6
  4. #c9cfb6

Square

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #c8b6cf
  3. #cfbcb6
  4. #bccfb6

Monochromatic

  1. #5e838e
  2. #88a7b1
  3. #b6c9cf
  4. #e4ebed
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#b6c9cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #a4b5ba
  3. #92a1a6
  4. #7f8d91
  5. #6d797c
  6. #5b6568
  7. #495053
  8. #373c3e
  9. #242829
  10. #121415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6c9cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #bdced4
  3. #c5d4d9
  4. #ccd9dd
  5. #d3dfe2
  6. #dbe4e7
  7. #e2e9ec
  8. #e9eff1
  9. #f0f4f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6c9cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6c9cf
  2. #b1c2c7
  3. #abbabf
  4. #a6b3b7
  5. #a0acaf
  6. #9ba5a8
  7. #969da0
  8. #909698
  9. #8b8f90
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c7c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c8cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c4cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afcbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc8cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc6cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2cacc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6c9cf {
  color: #b6c9cf;
}
Background
.bg-b6c9cf {
  background-color: #b6c9cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6c9cf {
  border: 2px solid #b6c9cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6c9cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 201 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 21% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6c9cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6c9cf, #b6bccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6c9cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 201 207 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.99 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.58 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.17 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.91 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.70 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.87 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.88 #493630 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b6c9cf  rgb(182, 201, 207)  hsl(194, 21%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#cfbcb6  rgb(207, 188, 182)  hsl(14, 21%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#cfb6c9  rgb(207, 182, 201)  hsl(314, 21%, 76%)  Thistle
#c9cfb6  rgb(201, 207, 182)  hsl(74, 21%, 76%)  Ash Gray