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#AED8D9

#aed8d9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aed8d9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 84.71% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.82% cyan, 0.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 181.4°, with 36.13% saturation and 76.67% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.6312

Complementary

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #d9afae

Split complementary

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #d9aec3
  3. #d9c5ae

Analogous

  1. #aed9c5
  2. #aed8d9
  3. #aec3d9

Triadic

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #d9aed8
  3. #d8d9ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #afaed9
  3. #d9afae
  4. #d8d9ae

Square

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #c5aed9
  3. #d9afae
  4. #c3d9ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4ca0a2
  2. #7abfc1
  3. #aed8d9
  4. #e2f1f1
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#aed8d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #9dc2c3
  3. #8badae
  4. #7a9798
  5. #688282
  6. #576c6d
  7. #465657
  8. #344141
  9. #232b2b
  10. #111616
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed8d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #b6dcdd
  3. #bee0e1
  4. #c6e4e4
  5. #cee8e8
  6. #d7ecec
  7. #dfeff0
  8. #e7f3f4
  9. #eff7f7
  10. #f7fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed8d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed8d9
  2. #a9cfd0
  3. #a5c6c7
  4. #a0bebe
  5. #9cb5b5
  6. #97acad
  7. #92a3a4
  8. #8e9a9b
  9. #899292
  10. #858989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d3d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d4d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacdd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1dbd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d6d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfd2d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6dad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed8d9 {
  color: #aed8d9;
}
Background
.bg-aed8d9 {
  background-color: #aed8d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed8d9 {
  border: 2px solid #aed8d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed8d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 216 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 36% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed8d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed8d9, #aec3d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed8d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 216 217 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.55 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.95 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.72 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.94 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.79 #512726 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#aed8d9  rgb(174, 216, 217)  hsl(181, 36%, 77%)  Powder Blue
#d9afae  rgb(217, 175, 174)  hsl(1, 36%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#d9aed8  rgb(217, 174, 216)  hsl(301, 36%, 77%)  Lilac
#d8d9ae  rgb(216, 217, 174)  hsl(61, 36%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod