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#B4DDEE Polar Wind

#B4DDEE is a very light, muted blue named Polar Wind. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 86.7% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(180, 221, 238)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 63% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B4DDEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.52:1.

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#B4DDEE color conversion

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Variations of #B4DDEE

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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#B4DDEE 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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#B4DDEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4DDEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBD3EE
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DBEF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBDBEF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBD3EE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5D7EE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3E2E2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEDFE9
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD8DD

#B4DDEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#B4DDEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.52:1 Super#B4DDEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4DDEE in CSS

/* Polar Wind */
.color { color: #B4DDEE; }
.background { background-color: #B4DDEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4DDEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 221 238);
color: hsl(198 63% 82%);
color: oklch(0.874 0.049 225.0);

#B4DDEE FAQ

What color is #B4DDEE?

#B4DDEE is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Polar Wind. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B4DDEE?

#B4DDEE is rgb(180, 221, 238) in RGB, hsl(198, 63%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4DDEE?

The complementary color of #B4DDEE is #EEC5B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4DDEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4DDEE: 14.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4DDEE a warm or cool color?

#B4DDEE is a cool color.