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#C3EDF6

#c3edf6 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c3edf6 is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 92.94% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.73% cyan, 3.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 190.59°, with 73.91% saturation and 86.47% 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 16.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.7882

Complementary

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #f6ccc3

Split complementary

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #f6c3d3
  3. #f6e6c3

Analogous

  1. #c3f6e6
  2. #c3edf6
  3. #c3d3f6

Triadic

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #f6c3ed
  3. #edf6c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #ccc3f6
  3. #f6ccc3
  4. #edf6c3

Square

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #e6c3f6
  3. #f6ccc3
  4. #d3f6c3

Monochromatic

  1. #3ec5e2
  2. #80d9ec
  3. #c3edf6
  4. #edfafc
  5. #edfafc

Shades

#c3edf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #b0d5dd
  3. #9cbec5
  4. #89a6ac
  5. #758e94
  6. #62777b
  7. #4e5f62
  8. #3b474a
  9. #272f31
  10. #141819
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3edf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #c9eff7
  3. #cff1f8
  4. #d5f2f9
  5. #dbf4fa
  6. #e1f6fb
  7. #e7f8fb
  8. #edfafc
  9. #f3fbfd
  10. #f9fdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3edf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3edf6
  2. #bce2ea
  3. #b6d7de
  4. #afccd3
  5. #a8c1c7
  6. #a2b7bb
  7. #9bacaf
  8. #94a1a3
  9. #8d9698
  10. #878b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9e9ec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5eaf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dce3f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4f1f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ebf6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3e7f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baf0f2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3edf6 {
  color: #c3edf6;
}
Background
.bg-c3edf6 {
  background-color: #c3edf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3edf6 {
  border: 2px solid #c3edf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3edf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 237 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 74% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3edf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3edf6, #c3d3f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3edf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 237 246 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.90 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.24 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 5.76 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.50 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.78 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.55 #3c1209 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#c3edf6  rgb(195, 237, 246)  hsl(191, 74%, 86%)  Powder Blue
#f6ccc3  rgb(246, 204, 195)  hsl(11, 74%, 86%)  Baby Pink
#f6c3ed  rgb(246, 195, 237)  hsl(311, 74%, 86%)  Thistle
#edf6c3  rgb(237, 246, 195)  hsl(71, 74%, 86%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow