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#B6DBDB

#b6dbdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b6dbdb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 85.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 33.94% 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 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.6572

Complementary

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #dbb6b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #dbb6c9
  3. #dbc9b6

Analogous

  1. #b6dbc9
  2. #b6dbdb
  3. #b6c9db

Triadic

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #dbb6db
  3. #dbdbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #b6b6db
  3. #dbb6b6
  4. #dbdbb6

Square

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #c9b6db
  3. #dbb6b6
  4. #c9dbb6

Monochromatic

  1. #52a6a6
  2. #83c2c2
  3. #b6dbdb
  4. #e9f4f4
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#b6dbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #a4c5c5
  3. #92afaf
  4. #7f9999
  5. #6d8383
  6. #5b6e6e
  7. #495858
  8. #374242
  9. #242c2c
  10. #121616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6dbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #bddfdf
  3. #c5e2e2
  4. #cce6e6
  5. #d3e9e9
  6. #dbeded
  7. #e2f1f1
  8. #e9f4f4
  9. #f0f8f8
  10. #f8fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6dbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6dbdb
  2. #b1d2d2
  3. #abc9c9
  4. #a6c0c0
  5. #a0b7b7
  6. #9baeae
  7. #96a4a4
  8. #909b9b
  9. #8b9292
  10. #858989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d7d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d7db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced1db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abdedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad9db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d5db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afdddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6dbdb {
  color: #b6dbdb;
}
Background
.bg-b6dbdb {
  background-color: #b6dbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6dbdb {
  border: 2px solid #b6dbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6dbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 219 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 34% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6dbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6dbdb, #b6c9db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6dbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 219 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.18 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.80 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.29 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.76 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.81 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.25 #492424 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#b6dbdb  rgb(182, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 34%, 79%)  Powder Blue
#dbb6b6  rgb(219, 182, 182)  hsl(0, 34%, 79%)  Baby Pink
#dbb6db  rgb(219, 182, 219)  hsl(300, 34%, 79%)  Thistle
#dbdbb6  rgb(219, 219, 182)  hsl(60, 34%, 79%)  Blond