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#B8CBCB

#b8cbcb ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8cbcb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 15.45% saturation and 75.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.5721

Complementary

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #cbb8b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #cbb8c1
  3. #cbc1b8

Analogous

  1. #b8cbc1
  2. #b8cbcb
  3. #b8c1cb

Triadic

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #cbb8cb
  3. #cbcbb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #b8b8cb
  3. #cbb8b8
  4. #cbcbb8

Square

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #c1b8cb
  3. #cbb8b8
  4. #c1cbb8

Monochromatic

  1. #638787
  2. #8cabab
  3. #b8cbcb
  4. #e4ebeb
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#b8cbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #a6b7b7
  3. #93a2a2
  4. #818e8e
  5. #6e7a7a
  6. #5c6666
  7. #4a5151
  8. #373d3d
  9. #252929
  10. #121414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8cbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #bfd0d0
  3. #c6d5d5
  4. #cddbdb
  5. #d4e0e0
  6. #dce5e5
  7. #e3eaea
  8. #eaefef
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8cbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8cbcb
  2. #b2c4c4
  3. #adbcbc
  4. #a7b5b5
  5. #a2adad
  6. #9ca6a6
  7. #969e9e
  8. #919797
  9. #8b8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c9c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c6cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2cacb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c8cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5cccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8cbcb {
  color: #b8cbcb;
}
Background
.bg-b8cbcb {
  background-color: #b8cbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8cbcb {
  border: 2px solid #b8cbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8cbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 15% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8cbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8cbcb, #b8c1cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8cbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.35 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.24 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.64 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.81 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.16 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.22 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.27 #473434 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b8cbcb  rgb(184, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 15%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#cbb8b8  rgb(203, 184, 184)  hsl(0, 15%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#cbb8cb  rgb(203, 184, 203)  hsl(300, 15%, 76%)  Thistle
#cbcbb8  rgb(203, 203, 184)  hsl(60, 15%, 76%)  Bone