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#b7caf8 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b7caf8 is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 79.22% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.21% cyan, 18.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 222.46°, with 82.28% saturation and 84.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.5909

Complementary

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #f8e5b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #f8c4b7
  3. #ebf8b7

Analogous

  1. #b7ebf8
  2. #b7caf8
  3. #c4b7f8

Triadic

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #f8b7ca
  3. #caf8b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #e5b7f8
  3. #f8e5b7
  4. #caf8b7

Square

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #f8b7eb
  3. #f8e5b7
  4. #b7f8c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2c63ea
  2. #7197f1
  3. #b7caf8
  4. #ecf1fd
  5. #ecf1fd

Shades

#b7caf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #a5b6df
  3. #92a2c6
  4. #808dae
  5. #6e7995
  6. #5c657c
  7. #495163
  8. #373d4a
  9. #252832
  10. #121419
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7caf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #becff9
  3. #c5d5f9
  4. #cddafa
  5. #d4dffb
  6. #dbe5fc
  7. #e2eafc
  8. #e9effd
  9. #f1f4fe
  10. #f8fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7caf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7caf8
  2. #b2c3ec
  3. #acbbe0
  4. #a7b4d4
  5. #a1acc8
  6. #9ca5bc
  7. #969eb0
  8. #9196a4
  9. #8b8f98
  10. #86878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cade ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccdfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c7f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6d3d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baccf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c9f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adcfe6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7caf8 {
  color: #b7caf8;
}
Background
.bg-b7caf8 {
  background-color: #b7caf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7caf8 {
  border: 2px solid #b7caf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7caf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 202 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7caf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7caf8, #c4b7f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7caf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 202 248 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.91 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.25 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.77 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.48 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 12.54 #483507 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b7caf8  rgb(183, 202, 248)  hsl(222, 82%, 85%)  Light Steel Blue
#f8e5b7  rgb(248, 229, 183)  hsl(42, 82%, 85%)  Peach
#f8b7ca  rgb(248, 183, 202)  hsl(342, 82%, 85%)  Cherry Blossom Pink
#caf8b7  rgb(202, 248, 183)  hsl(102, 82%, 85%)  Tea Green