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Sapphire Pearl Pure
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Sapphire Pearl Pure

Blue · Hue 210
Metrics
S 92% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.5:1Failon black13.9:1AA
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About this color

Sapphire Pearl Pure (#B1D6FC) belongs to the blue family — hue 210°, 92% saturation, 84% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-sapphire-pearl-pure: #B1D6FC;
  --colorarchive-sapphire-pearl-pure-hsl: hsl(210, 92%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-sapphire-pearl-pure-rgb: rgb(177, 214, 252);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SereneTrustworthyClean
Common in

Social Media · Cloud Storage · Baby Products

Pairs well with

Light gray for tech minimalism, peach for friendly warmth

Design tip

The default choice for tech and social platforms for good reason. Light blue backgrounds reduce anxiety and increase trust.

Cultural context ▶

Light blue represents peace, sky, and openness. It's the most universally liked color, making it safe for global brands.

Color Origins

Blue family

The most-loved color on the planet, and the most overused.

Heritage

Blue is one of the hardest colors for nature to make with pigment — and, historically, one of the most expensive to paint with. Ultramarine, ground from lapis lazuli mined in Afghanistan, could cost as much as gold in Renaissance Europe; Vermeer used it lavishly. Egyptian blue (the first synthetic pigment, ~3000 BCE) was lost for centuries and rediscovered in the 19th. Prussian blue (1704) quickly gave painters a cheap alternative to ultramarine; Yves Klein's IKB (1960) re-aristocratized blue.

Across cultures

In ancient Egypt blue was the color of the Nile and the heavens — sacred, protective. In China blue-and-white porcelain (qinghua) defined export ceramics for centuries. In Mediterranean traditions blue wards off the evil eye. In America, IBM's blue logo helped earn it the nickname 'Big Blue'; in Japan, indigo (ai) is the centuries-old workwear dye that became the ground tone of an entire textile tradition. Across the world blue is consistently rated the most-liked color — in one ten-country survey it led every other color by 8 to 18 points.

In the wild

Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook is blue because he is red-green colorblind. Levi's blue is the natural color of indigo on cotton. Twitter Blue (#1DA1F2) defined social-media blue for years before the 2023 rebrand to X scrapped it. The blue checkmark, the blue link, the blue 'send' button — blue has become the default color of digital trust, to the point of being a UX cliché.

How it reads

Blue tends to recede — the eye focuses blue light slightly in front of the retina, which can make blue elements feel deep or distant. It reads as trustworthy, calm, corporate, and (at the cool end) cold. Light blues read airy and clinical; mid blues are the default for tech and finance; deep blues read as luxurious or naval. The omnipresence of blue in software is real: most enterprise UIs reach for it because it offends the fewest stakeholders, which is also the reason it can feel like the absence of a real choice.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #B1D6FC.

  • Starbucksneutral
    Warm Neutral · #D4E9E2
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #B1D6FC.

  • ScandinaviaIittala Blue
    #A6CEDB · Aalto vase glassware (1936-)
    →
  • France (Paris)Lutetian Limestone
    #E5DDC8 · Paris facade stone (Haussmannian-era buildings)
    →
  • IcelandLopapeysa Cream
    #E8DFCC · Undyed Icelandic sheep wool
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using blue and color in design.

Brand & MarketingTechnology Brand Color Design: Trust, Intelligence, and the Blue ProblemColor PsychologyBlue Color Psychology in Branding: Why Every Bank and Tech Giant Chooses BlueColor PsychologyColor and Memory: How Color Improves Learning and Information Recall

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Sapphire Mist Pure
#CEE5FD · hsl(210, 92%, 90%)
Darker companion
Sapphire Bloom Pure
#89C2FA · hsl(210, 92%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Coral Pearl Pure
#FCD6B1 · hsl(30, 92%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Pearl Pure
#B1BDFC · hsl(230, 92%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Cerulean Pearl Pure
#B1EFFC · hsl(190, 92%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Blush Pearl Pure
#FCB1D6 · hsl(330, 92%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Lime Pearl Pure
#D6FCB1 · hsl(90, 92%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Pearl Pure
#FCB1B1 · hsl(0, 92%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Citrine Pearl Pure
#FCFCB1 · hsl(60, 92%, 84%)
Export preview
Base: Sapphire Pearl Pure #B1D6FC
Lighter companion: Sapphire Mist Pure #CEE5FD
Darker companion: Sapphire Bloom Pure #89C2FA
Complementary counterpoint: Coral Pearl Pure #FCD6B1
Analogous lead: Indigo Pearl Pure #B1BDFC
Analogous echo: Cerulean Pearl Pure #B1EFFC
Triadic +120°: Blush Pearl Pure #FCB1D6
Triadic +240°: Lime Pearl Pure #D6FCB1
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Pearl Pure #FCB1B1
Split-comp +210°: Citrine Pearl Pure #FCFCB1

Compare

See how Sapphire Pearl Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsSapphire Mist PurevsSapphire Bloom PurevsCoral Pearl PurevsIndigo Pearl PurevsCerulean Pearl PurevsBlush Pearl Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Sapphire Pearl Bright
#B4D6F8 · hsl(210, 84%, 84%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Mist Pure
#CEE5FD · hsl(210, 92%, 90%)
Nearby match
Steel Pearl Pure
#B1DCFC · hsl(205, 92%, 84%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Bloom Pure
#89C2FA · hsl(210, 92%, 76%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Whisper Pure
#E2F0FE · hsl(210, 92%, 94%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Mist Bright
#D0E5FB · hsl(210, 84%, 90%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.3:1
Coral Nocturne Faint
#38332E
AAA8.2:1
Coral Nocturne Muted
#3C332A
AAA8.1:1
Coral Nocturne Dust
#403326
AAA8:1
Coral Nocturne Soft
#443322
AAA7.6:1
Coral Nocturne Clear
#4F3317
AAA7.3:1
Coral Nocturne Vivid
#59330D

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#C0BDF1
Protanopia
#C2C2F4
Tritanopia
#B3EDEB
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Saturation ladder

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Cool Gray Pearl#D4D6D9 · hsl(210, 6%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Faint#D2D6DA · hsl(210, 10%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Muted#CFD6DE · hsl(210, 18%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Dust#CCD6E1 · hsl(210, 26%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Soft#C8D6E4 · hsl(210, 34%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Clear#C0D6EC · hsl(210, 54%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Vivid#B8D6F4 · hsl(210, 74%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Bright#B4D6F8 · hsl(210, 84%, 84%)Sapphire Pearl Pure#B1D6FC · hsl(210, 92%, 84%)
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