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#b8d8f2 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8d8f2 is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 84.71% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.97% cyan, 10.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 206.9°, with 69.05% saturation and 83.53% 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 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.6571

Complementary

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #f2d2b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #f2b8bb
  3. #f2efb8

Analogous

  1. #b8f2ef
  2. #b8d8f2
  3. #b8bbf2

Triadic

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #f2b8d8
  3. #d8f2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #d2b8f2
  3. #f2d2b8
  4. #d8f2b8

Square

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #efb8f2
  3. #f2d2b8
  4. #bbf2b8

Monochromatic

  1. #3791da
  2. #77b4e6
  3. #b8d8f2
  4. #eef6fc
  5. #eef6fc

Shades

#b8d8f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #a6c2da
  3. #93adc2
  4. #8197a9
  5. #6e8291
  6. #5c6c79
  7. #4a5661
  8. #374149
  9. #252b30
  10. #121618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8d8f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #bfdcf3
  3. #c6e0f5
  4. #cde4f6
  5. #d4e8f7
  6. #dcecf9
  7. #e3effa
  8. #eaf3fb
  9. #f1f7fc
  10. #f8fbfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8d8f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8d8f2
  2. #b2cfe7
  3. #adc6db
  4. #a7bed0
  5. #a2b5c4
  6. #9cacb9
  7. #96a3ae
  8. #919aa2
  9. #8b9297
  10. #86898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d6e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ced7f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6d1f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8dee0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d8f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1d4f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aedce8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8d8f2 {
  color: #b8d8f2;
}
Background
.bg-b8d8f2 {
  background-color: #b8d8f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8d8f2 {
  border: 2px solid #b8d8f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8d8f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 216 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 69% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8d8f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8d8f2, #b8bbf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8d8f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 216 242 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 2.93 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.90 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.67 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.84 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.86 #47270d Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#b8d8f2  rgb(184, 216, 242)  hsl(207, 69%, 84%)  Pale Aqua
#f2d2b8  rgb(242, 210, 184)  hsl(27, 69%, 84%)  Desert Sand
#f2b8d8  rgb(242, 184, 216)  hsl(327, 69%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#d8f2b8  rgb(216, 242, 184)  hsl(87, 69%, 84%)  Tea Green