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#B7DFEC

#b7dfec ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b7dfec is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 87.45% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.46% cyan, 5.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 194.72°, with 58.24% saturation and 82.16% 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 14.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.689

Complementary

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #ecc4b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #ecb7c5
  3. #ecdfb7

Analogous

  1. #b7ecdf
  2. #b7dfec
  3. #b7c5ec

Triadic

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #ecb7df
  3. #dfecb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #c4b7ec
  3. #ecc4b7
  4. #dfecb7

Square

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #dfb7ec
  3. #ecc4b7
  4. #c5ecb7

Monochromatic

  1. #3ea9cc
  2. #7ac4dc
  3. #b7dfec
  4. #eff8fb
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#b7dfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #a5c9d4
  3. #92b2bd
  4. #809ca5
  5. #6e868e
  6. #5c7076
  7. #49595e
  8. #374347
  9. #252d2f
  10. #121618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7dfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #bee2ee
  3. #c5e5f0
  4. #cde9f2
  5. #d4ecf4
  6. #dbeff6
  7. #e2f2f7
  8. #e9f5f9
  9. #f1f9fb
  10. #f8fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7dfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7dfec
  2. #b2d6e1
  3. #acccd6
  4. #a7c3cc
  5. #a1b9c1
  6. #9cb0b6
  7. #96a6ab
  8. #919da0
  9. #8b9396
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccdbe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7dced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7e4e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbddec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d9ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee2e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7dfec {
  color: #b7dfec;
}
Background
.bg-b7dfec {
  background-color: #b7dfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7dfec {
  border: 2px solid #b7dfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7dfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 223 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 58% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7dfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7dfec, #b7c5ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7dfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 223 236 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 1.87 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.56 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.78 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.13 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.18 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.78 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.88 #482013 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#b7dfec  rgb(183, 223, 236)  hsl(195, 58%, 82%)  Light Blue
#ecc4b7  rgb(236, 196, 183)  hsl(15, 58%, 82%)  Zinnwaldite
#ecb7df  rgb(236, 183, 223)  hsl(315, 58%, 82%)  Plum
#dfecb7  rgb(223, 236, 183)  hsl(75, 58%, 82%)  Tea Green