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#B8CBCC

#b8cbcc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8cbcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.8% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 183°, with 16.39% saturation and 76.08% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5726

Complementary

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #ccb9b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #ccb8c1
  3. #ccc3b8

Analogous

  1. #b8ccc3
  2. #b8cbcc
  3. #b8c1cc

Triadic

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #ccb8cb
  3. #cbccb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #b9b8cc
  3. #ccb9b8
  4. #cbccb8

Square

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #c3b8cc
  3. #ccb9b8
  4. #c1ccb8

Monochromatic

  1. #628789
  2. #8baaac
  3. #b8cbcc
  4. #e5ecec
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#b8cbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #a6b7b8
  3. #93a2a3
  4. #818e8f
  5. #6e7a7a
  6. #5c6666
  7. #4a5152
  8. #373d3d
  9. #252929
  10. #121414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8cbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #bfd0d1
  3. #c6d5d6
  4. #cddbdb
  5. #d4e0e0
  6. #dce5e6
  7. #e3eaeb
  8. #eaeff0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8cbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8cbcc
  2. #b2c4c4
  3. #adbcbd
  4. #a7b5b5
  5. #a2adae
  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 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c9c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3cdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2cacc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5cccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8cbcc {
  color: #b8cbcc;
}
Background
.bg-b8cbcc {
  background-color: #b8cbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8cbcc {
  border: 2px solid #b8cbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8cbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 203 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 16% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8cbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8cbcc, #b8c1cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8cbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 203 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.91 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.63 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.01 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.53 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.68 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.78 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.16 #473433 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b8cbcc  rgb(184, 203, 204)  hsl(183, 16%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#ccb9b8  rgb(204, 185, 184)  hsl(3, 16%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#ccb8cb  rgb(204, 184, 203)  hsl(303, 16%, 76%)  Thistle
#cbccb8  rgb(203, 204, 184)  hsl(63, 16%, 76%)  Bone