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#C3DBDB

#c3dbdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c3dbdb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 85.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 81.18% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.05.

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Relative luminance0.6738

Complementary

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #dbc3c3

Split complementary

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #dbc3cf
  3. #dbcfc3

Analogous

  1. #c3dbcf
  2. #c3dbdb
  3. #c3cfdb

Triadic

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #dbc3db
  3. #dbdbc3

Tetradic

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #c3c3db
  3. #dbc3c3
  4. #dbdbc3

Square

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #cfc3db
  3. #dbc3c3
  4. #cfdbc3

Monochromatic

  1. #63a2a2
  2. #93bebe
  3. #c3dbdb
  4. #f2f7f7
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#c3dbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #b0c5c5
  3. #9cafaf
  4. #899999
  5. #758383
  6. #626e6e
  7. #4e5858
  8. #3b4242
  9. #272c2c
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3dbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #c9dfdf
  3. #cfe2e2
  4. #d5e6e6
  5. #dbe9e9
  6. #e1eded
  7. #e7f1f1
  8. #edf4f4
  9. #f3f8f8
  10. #f9fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3dbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3dbdb
  2. #bcd2d2
  3. #b6c9c9
  4. #afc0c0
  5. #a8b7b7
  6. #a2aeae
  7. #9ba4a4
  8. #949b9b
  9. #8d9292
  10. #878989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd8d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d8db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcdddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d9db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd7db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfdcdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3dbdb {
  color: #c3dbdb;
}
Background
.bg-c3dbdb {
  background-color: #c3dbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3dbdb {
  border: 2px solid #c3dbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3dbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 219 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 25% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3dbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3dbdb, #c3cfdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3dbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 219 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.05 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.15 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.53 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.73 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.33 #3c2424 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#c3dbdb  rgb(195, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 25%, 81%)  Powder Blue
#dbc3c3  rgb(219, 195, 195)  hsl(0, 25%, 81%)  Silver Pink
#dbc3db  rgb(219, 195, 219)  hsl(300, 25%, 81%)  Thistle
#dbdbc3  rgb(219, 219, 195)  hsl(60, 25%, 81%)  Pearl