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#b7cbd8 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b7cbd8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 79.61% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.28% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 203.64°, with 29.73% saturation and 78.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.5774

Complementary

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #d8c4b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #d8b7bb
  3. #d8d5b7

Analogous

  1. #b7d8d5
  2. #b7cbd8
  3. #b7bbd8

Triadic

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #d8b7cb
  3. #cbd8b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #c4b7d8
  3. #d8c4b7
  4. #cbd8b7

Square

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #d5b7d8
  3. #d8c4b7
  4. #bbd8b7

Monochromatic

  1. #5683a0
  2. #85a7bd
  3. #b7cbd8
  4. #e9eff3
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#b7cbd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #a5b7c2
  3. #92a2ad
  4. #808e97
  5. #6e7a82
  6. #5c666c
  7. #495156
  8. #373d41
  9. #25292b
  10. #121416
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7cbd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #bed0dc
  3. #c5d5e0
  4. #cddbe4
  5. #d4e0e8
  6. #dbe5ec
  7. #e2eaef
  8. #e9eff3
  9. #f1f5f7
  10. #f8fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7cbd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7cbd8
  2. #b2c4cf
  3. #acbcc6
  4. #a7b5be
  5. #a1adb5
  6. #9ca6ac
  7. #969ea3
  8. #91979a
  9. #8b8f92
  10. #868889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c9cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cad9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c6d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aececf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0cbd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc8d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2cdd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7cbd8 {
  color: #b7cbd8;
}
Background
.bg-b7cbd8 {
  background-color: #b7cbd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7cbd8 {
  border: 2px solid #b7cbd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7cbd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 203 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 30% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7cbd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7cbd8, #b7bbd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7cbd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 203 216 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.84 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.15 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.45 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.71 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.87 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.01 #483427 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#b7cbd8  rgb(183, 203, 216)  hsl(204, 30%, 78%)  Pale Aqua
#d8c4b7  rgb(216, 196, 183)  hsl(24, 30%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#d8b7cb  rgb(216, 183, 203)  hsl(324, 30%, 78%)  Thistle
#cbd8b7  rgb(203, 216, 183)  hsl(84, 30%, 78%)  Tea Green