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#B0CDFD

#b0cdfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b0cdfd is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.43% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.4°, with 95.06% saturation and 84.12% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.5998

Complementary

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #fde0b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #fdbab0
  3. #f4fdb0

Analogous

  1. #b0f4fd
  2. #b0cdfd
  3. #bab0fd

Triadic

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #fdb0cd
  3. #cdfdb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #e0b0fd
  3. #fde0b0
  4. #cdfdb0

Square

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #fdb0f4
  3. #fde0b0
  4. #b0fdba

Monochromatic

  1. #1b6ff9
  2. #659efb
  3. #b0cdfd
  4. #ebf2fe
  5. #ebf2fe

Shades

#b0cdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #9eb9e4
  3. #8da4ca
  4. #7b90b1
  5. #6a7b98
  6. #58677f
  7. #465265
  8. #353e4c
  9. #232933
  10. #121519
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0cdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #b8d2fd
  3. #c0d7fd
  4. #c8dcfe
  5. #d0e1fe
  6. #d8e6fe
  7. #dfebfe
  8. #e7f0fe
  9. #eff5ff
  10. #f7faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0cdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0cdfd
  2. #abc5f1
  3. #a6bee4
  4. #a2b6d8
  5. #9daecb
  6. #98a7bf
  7. #939fb2
  8. #8e97a6
  9. #8a8f99
  10. #85888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1cce1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdcfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ad7dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8cefe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3cafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3d3ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0cdfd {
  color: #b0cdfd;
}
Background
.bg-b0cdfd {
  background-color: #b0cdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0cdfd {
  border: 2px solid #b0cdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0cdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0cdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0cdfd, #bab0fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0cdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.88 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.73 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.84 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.70 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.92 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.10 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.57 #4f3202 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#b0cdfd  rgb(176, 205, 253)  hsl(217, 95%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#fde0b0  rgb(253, 224, 176)  hsl(37, 95%, 84%)  Moccasin
#fdb0cd  rgb(253, 176, 205)  hsl(337, 95%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#cdfdb0  rgb(205, 253, 176)  hsl(97, 95%, 84%)  Tea Green