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#B9D5D7

#b9d5d7 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b9d5d7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 83.53% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.95% cyan, 0.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 184°, with 27.27% saturation and 78.43% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6281

Complementary

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #d7bbb9

Split complementary

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #d7b9c6
  3. #d7cab9

Analogous

  1. #b9d7ca
  2. #b9d5d7
  3. #b9c6d7

Triadic

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #d7b9d5
  3. #d5d7b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #bbb9d7
  3. #d7bbb9
  4. #d5d7b9

Square

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #cab9d7
  3. #d7bbb9
  4. #c6d7b9

Monochromatic

  1. #5a999d
  2. #88b8bb
  3. #b9d5d7
  4. #eaf2f3
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#b9d5d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #a7c0c2
  3. #94aaac
  4. #829597
  5. #6f8081
  6. #5d6b6c
  7. #4a5556
  8. #384041
  9. #252b2b
  10. #131516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9d5d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #c0d9db
  3. #c7dddf
  4. #cee2e3
  5. #d5e6e7
  6. #dceaeb
  7. #e3eeef
  8. #eaf2f3
  9. #f1f7f7
  10. #f8fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9d5d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9d5d7
  2. #b3cdce
  3. #aec4c6
  4. #a8bcbd
  5. #a2b3b4
  6. #9dabac
  7. #97a2a3
  8. #919a9a
  9. #8b9191
  10. #868989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d2d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbced7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0d7d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d3d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4d1d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4d6d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9d5d7 {
  color: #b9d5d7;
}
Background
.bg-b9d5d7 {
  background-color: #b9d5d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9d5d7 {
  border: 2px solid #b9d5d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9d5d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 213 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 27% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9d5d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9d5d7, #b9c6d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9d5d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 213 215 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.12 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.21 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.29 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.21 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.25 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.82 #462a28 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#b9d5d7  rgb(185, 213, 215)  hsl(184, 27%, 78%)  Powder Blue
#d7bbb9  rgb(215, 187, 185)  hsl(4, 27%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#d7b9d5  rgb(215, 185, 213)  hsl(304, 27%, 78%)  Thistle
#d5d7b9  rgb(213, 215, 185)  hsl(64, 27%, 78%)  Pearl