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#B6DBDC

#b6dbdc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b6dbdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.27% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 181.58°, with 35.19% saturation and 78.82% 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.6578

Complementary

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #dcb7b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #dcb6c8
  3. #dccab6

Analogous

  1. #b6dcca
  2. #b6dbdc
  3. #b6c8dc

Triadic

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #dcb6db
  3. #dbdcb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #b7b6dc
  3. #dcb7b6
  4. #dbdcb6

Square

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #cab6dc
  3. #dcb7b6
  4. #c8dcb6

Monochromatic

  1. #51a6a8
  2. #82c1c3
  3. #b6dbdc
  4. #eaf4f5
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#b6dbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #a4c5c6
  3. #92afb0
  4. #7f999a
  5. #6d8384
  6. #5b6e6e
  7. #495858
  8. #374242
  9. #242c2c
  10. #121616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6dbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #bddfe0
  3. #c5e2e3
  4. #cce6e7
  5. #d3e9ea
  6. #dbedee
  7. #e2f1f1
  8. #e9f4f5
  9. #f0f8f8
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6dbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6dbdc
  2. #b1d2d3
  3. #abc9ca
  4. #a6c0c0
  5. #a0b7b7
  6. #9baeae
  7. #96a4a5
  8. #909b9c
  9. #8b9292
  10. #858989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d7d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d7dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced2dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abdedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d5dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afdddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6dbdc {
  color: #b6dbdc;
}
Background
.bg-b6dbdc {
  background-color: #b6dbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6dbdc {
  border: 2px solid #b6dbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6dbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 219 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 35% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6dbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6dbdc, #b6c8dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6dbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 219 220 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.93 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.36 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.22 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.38 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.96 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.53 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.09 #492423 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#b6dbdc  rgb(182, 219, 220)  hsl(182, 35%, 79%)  Powder Blue
#dcb7b6  rgb(220, 183, 182)  hsl(2, 35%, 79%)  Baby Pink
#dcb6db  rgb(220, 182, 219)  hsl(302, 35%, 79%)  Thistle
#dbdcb6  rgb(219, 220, 182)  hsl(62, 35%, 79%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow