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#B9C8D2

#b9c8d2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b9c8d2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 78.43% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.9% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 21.74% saturation and 77.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.5628

Complementary

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #d2c3b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #d2b9bb
  3. #d2cfb9

Analogous

  1. #b9d2cf
  2. #b9c8d2
  3. #b9bbd2

Triadic

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #d2b9c8
  3. #c8d2b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #c3b9d2
  3. #d2c3b9
  4. #c8d2b9

Square

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #cfb9d2
  3. #d2c3b9
  4. #bbd2b9

Monochromatic

  1. #5f7e93
  2. #8aa3b4
  3. #b9c8d2
  4. #e8edf0
  5. #f3f5f7

Shades

#b9c8d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #a7b4bd
  3. #94a0a8
  4. #828c93
  5. #6f787e
  6. #5d6469
  7. #4a5054
  8. #383c3f
  9. #25282a
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9c8d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #c0ced7
  3. #c7d3db
  4. #ced9e0
  5. #d5dee4
  6. #dce4e9
  7. #e3e9ed
  8. #eaeff2
  9. #f1f4f6
  10. #f8fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9c8d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9c8d2
  2. #b3c1ca
  3. #aebac2
  4. #a8b2b9
  5. #a2abb1
  6. #9da4a9
  7. #979da1
  8. #919699
  9. #8b8e90
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c7cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c7d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c4d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3cbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc8d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc6d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5cace ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9c8d2 {
  color: #b9c8d2;
}
Background
.bg-b9c8d2 {
  background-color: #b9c8d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9c8d2 {
  border: 2px solid #b9c8d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9c8d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 200 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 22% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9c8d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9c8d2, #b9bbd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9c8d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 200 210 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.60 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.39 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.15 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.05 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.63 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.63 #46372d Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#b9c8d2  rgb(185, 200, 210)  hsl(204, 22%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#d2c3b9  rgb(210, 195, 185)  hsl(24, 22%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#d2b9c8  rgb(210, 185, 200)  hsl(324, 22%, 77%)  Thistle
#c8d2b9  rgb(200, 210, 185)  hsl(84, 22%, 77%)  Ash Gray