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#BEE2ED

#bee2ed ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bee2ed is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 88.63% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.83% cyan, 4.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 194.04°, with 56.63% saturation and 83.73% 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 15.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.7145

Complementary

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #edc9be

Split complementary

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #edbecb
  3. #ede1be

Analogous

  1. #beede1
  2. #bee2ed
  3. #becbed

Triadic

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #edbee2
  3. #e2edbe

Tetradic

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #c9beed
  3. #edc9be
  4. #e2edbe

Square

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #e1beed
  3. #edc9be
  4. #cbedbe

Monochromatic

  1. #46adcc
  2. #82c7dc
  3. #bee2ed
  4. #eff8fb
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#bee2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #abcbd5
  3. #98b5be
  4. #859ea6
  5. #72888e
  6. #5f7177
  7. #4c5a5f
  8. #394447
  9. #262d2f
  10. #131718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bee2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #c5e5ef
  3. #cbe8f1
  4. #d2ebf2
  5. #d8eef4
  6. #dff1f6
  7. #e5f3f8
  8. #ecf6fa
  9. #f2f9fb
  10. #f9fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bee2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bee2ed
  2. #b8d8e2
  3. #b2ced7
  4. #abc5cc
  5. #a5bbc1
  6. #9fb1b7
  7. #99a7ac
  8. #939da1
  9. #8c9496
  10. #868a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1dee3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdfee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d9ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0e6e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0e0ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbdded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6e5e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bee2ed {
  color: #bee2ed;
}
Background
.bg-bee2ed {
  background-color: #bee2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bee2ed {
  border: 2px solid #bee2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bee2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 226 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 57% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bee2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bee2ed, #becbed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bee2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 226 237 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.07 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.04 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.39 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.70 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.20 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.00 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.75 #411d12 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Light Blue
#bee2ed  rgb(190, 226, 237)  hsl(194, 57%, 84%)  Light Blue
#edc9be  rgb(237, 201, 190)  hsl(14, 57%, 84%)  Zinnwaldite
#edbee2  rgb(237, 190, 226)  hsl(314, 57%, 84%)  Thistle
#e2edbe  rgb(226, 237, 190)  hsl(74, 57%, 84%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow