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#B2D4E2 Pale Whale

#B2D4E2 is a light, muted blue named Pale Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 83.1% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(178, 212, 226)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 45% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #B2D4E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.41:1.

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#B2D4E2 color conversion

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Variations of #B2D4E2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B2D4E2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B2D4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2D4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5CCE2
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCD2E3
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5D2E3
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5CCE2
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0CFE2
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4D8D8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADD6DE
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8D0D4

#B2D4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#B2D4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.41:1 Super#B2D4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2D4E2 in CSS

/* Pale Whale */
.color { color: #B2D4E2; }
.background { background-color: #B2D4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2D4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 212 226);
color: hsl(197 45% 79%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.041 224.7);

#B2D4E2 FAQ

What color is #B2D4E2?

#B2D4E2 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Pale Whale. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B2D4E2?

#B2D4E2 is rgb(178, 212, 226) in RGB, hsl(197, 45%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2D4E2?

The complementary color of #B2D4E2 is #E2C0B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2D4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2D4E2: 13.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2D4E2 a warm or cool color?

#B2D4E2 is a cool color.