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#B9DEFF

#b9deff ≈ Columbia Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b9deff is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 87.06% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.45% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 208.29°, with 100% saturation and 86.27% 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 14.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.6978

Complementary

  1. #b9deff
  2. #ffdab9

Split complementary

  1. #b9deff
  2. #ffb9bb
  3. #fffdb9

Analogous

  1. #b9fffd
  2. #b9deff
  3. #b9bbff

Triadic

  1. #b9deff
  2. #ffb9de
  3. #deffb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9deff
  2. #dab9ff
  3. #ffdab9
  4. #deffb9

Square

  1. #b9deff
  2. #fdb9ff
  3. #ffdab9
  4. #bbffb9

Monochromatic

  1. #2096ff
  2. #6cbaff
  3. #b9deff
  4. #ebf5ff
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#b9deff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9deff
  2. #a7c8e6
  3. #94b2cc
  4. #829bb3
  5. #6f8599
  6. #5d6f80
  7. #4a5966
  8. #38434d
  9. #252c33
  10. #13161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9deff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9deff
  2. #c0e1ff
  3. #c7e5ff
  4. #cee8ff
  5. #d5ebff
  6. #dcefff
  7. #e3f2ff
  8. #eaf5ff
  9. #f1f8ff
  10. #f8fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9deff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9deff
  2. #b3d5f2
  3. #aecbe6
  4. #a8c2d9
  5. #a2b8cc
  6. #9dafc0
  7. #97a6b3
  8. #919ca6
  9. #8b9399
  10. #86898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbe9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1deff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d6fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5e6e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8deff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2d9ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ade3f2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9deff {
  color: #b9deff;
}
Background
.bg-b9deff {
  background-color: #b9deff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9deff {
  border: 2px solid #b9deff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9deff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 222 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9deff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9deff, #b9bbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9deff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 222 255 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.13 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.25 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.29 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.58 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.17 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.18 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.09 #462100 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#b9deff  rgb(185, 222, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 86%)  Columbia Blue
#ffdab9  rgb(255, 218, 185)  hsl(28, 100%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#ffb9de  rgb(255, 185, 222)  hsl(328, 100%, 86%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#deffb9  rgb(222, 255, 185)  hsl(88, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green