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#B6DFEB

#b6dfeb ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b6dfeb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 87.45% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.55% cyan, 5.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 193.58°, with 56.99% saturation and 81.76% 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.6872

Complementary

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #ebc2b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #ebb6c4
  3. #ebdcb6

Analogous

  1. #b6ebdc
  2. #b6dfeb
  3. #b6c4eb

Triadic

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #ebb6df
  3. #dfebb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #c2b6eb
  3. #ebc2b6
  4. #dfebb6

Square

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #dcb6eb
  3. #ebc2b6
  4. #c4ebb6

Monochromatic

  1. #3eaaca
  2. #7ac5db
  3. #b6dfeb
  4. #eff8fb
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#b6dfeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #a4c9d4
  3. #92b2bc
  4. #7f9ca5
  5. #6d868d
  6. #5b7076
  7. #49595e
  8. #374347
  9. #242d2f
  10. #121618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6dfeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #bde2ed
  3. #c5e5ef
  4. #cce9f1
  5. #d3ecf3
  6. #dbeff5
  7. #e2f2f7
  8. #e9f5f9
  9. #f0f9fb
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6dfeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6dfeb
  2. #b1d6e0
  3. #abccd6
  4. #a6c3cb
  5. #a0b9c0
  6. #9bb0b6
  7. #96a6ab
  8. #909da0
  9. #8b9395
  10. #858a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbdbe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7dcec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced5eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6e4e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caddeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ade2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6dfeb {
  color: #b6dfeb;
}
Background
.bg-b6dfeb {
  background-color: #b6dfeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6dfeb {
  border: 2px solid #b6dfeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6dfeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 223 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 57% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6dfeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6dfeb, #b6c4eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6dfeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 223 235 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 1.85 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.30 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.55 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.32 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.68 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.94 #492014 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#b6dfeb  rgb(182, 223, 235)  hsl(194, 57%, 82%)  Light Blue
#ebc2b6  rgb(235, 194, 182)  hsl(14, 57%, 82%)  Zinnwaldite
#ebb6df  rgb(235, 182, 223)  hsl(314, 57%, 82%)  Plum
#dfebb6  rgb(223, 235, 182)  hsl(74, 57%, 82%)  Tea Green