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#c4dbdf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c4dbdf is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 85.88% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.11% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 188.89°, with 29.67% saturation and 82.16% 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 14.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.6773

Complementary

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #dfc8c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #dfc4ce
  3. #dfd6c4

Analogous

  1. #c4dfd6
  2. #c4dbdf
  3. #c4cedf

Triadic

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #dfc4db
  3. #dbdfc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #c8c4df
  3. #dfc8c4
  4. #dbdfc4

Square

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #d6c4df
  3. #dfc8c4
  4. #cedfc4

Monochromatic

  1. #619ea9
  2. #92bdc4
  3. #c4dbdf
  4. #f2f7f8
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#c4dbdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #b0c5c9
  3. #9dafb2
  4. #89999c
  5. #768386
  6. #626e70
  7. #4e5859
  8. #3b4243
  9. #272c2d
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4dbdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #cadfe2
  3. #d0e2e5
  4. #d6e6e9
  5. #dce9ec
  6. #e2edef
  7. #e7f1f2
  8. #edf4f5
  9. #f3f8f9
  10. #f9fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4dbdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4dbdf
  2. #bdd2d6
  3. #b6c9cc
  4. #b0c0c3
  5. #a9b7b9
  6. #a2aeb0
  7. #9ba4a6
  8. #949b9d
  9. #8e9293
  10. #87898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d9df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d5df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bddddc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0dadf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd7df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0dcdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4dbdf {
  color: #c4dbdf;
}
Background
.bg-c4dbdf {
  background-color: #c4dbdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4dbdf {
  border: 2px solid #c4dbdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4dbdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 219 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 30% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4dbdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4dbdf, #c4cedf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4dbdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 219 223 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.56 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.68 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.75 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.36 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.41 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.01 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.09 #3b2420 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#c4dbdf  rgb(196, 219, 223)  hsl(189, 30%, 82%)  Pastel Blue
#dfc8c4  rgb(223, 200, 196)  hsl(9, 30%, 82%)  Pale Pink
#dfc4db  rgb(223, 196, 219)  hsl(309, 30%, 82%)  Thistle
#dbdfc4  rgb(219, 223, 196)  hsl(69, 30%, 82%)  Beige