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#C4DFFF

#c4dfff ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c4dfff is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 87.45% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 212.54°, with 100% saturation and 88.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.7173

Complementary

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #ffe4c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #ffc6c4
  3. #fdffc4

Analogous

  1. #c4fdff
  2. #c4dfff
  3. #c6c4ff

Triadic

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #ffc4df
  3. #dfffc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #e4c4ff
  3. #ffe4c4
  4. #dfffc4

Square

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #ffc4fd
  3. #ffe4c4
  4. #c4ffc6

Monochromatic

  1. #2b8cff
  2. #77b6ff
  3. #c4dfff
  4. #ebf4ff
  5. #ebf4ff

Shades

#c4dfff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #b0c9e6
  3. #9db2cc
  4. #899cb3
  5. #768699
  6. #627080
  7. #4e5966
  8. #3b434d
  9. #272d33
  10. #14161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4dfff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #cae2ff
  3. #d0e5ff
  4. #d6e9ff
  5. #dcecff
  6. #e2efff
  7. #e7f2ff
  8. #edf5ff
  9. #f3f9ff
  10. #f9fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4dfff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4dfff
  2. #bdd6f2
  3. #b6cce6
  4. #b0c3d9
  5. #a9b9cc
  6. #a2b0c0
  7. #9ba6b3
  8. #949da6
  9. #8e9399
  10. #878a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ddeb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4e0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cddafe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4e6e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cedfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9dcff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbe3f2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4dfff {
  color: #c4dfff;
}
Background
.bg-c4dfff {
  background-color: #c4dfff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4dfff {
  border: 2px solid #c4dfff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4dfff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 223 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4dfff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4dfff, #c6c4ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4dfff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 223 255 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.52 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.43 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.64 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.01 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.20 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.41 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.52 #3b2000 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#c4dfff  rgb(196, 223, 255)  hsl(213, 100%, 88%)  Pale Aqua
#ffe4c4  rgb(255, 228, 196)  hsl(33, 100%, 88%)  Bisque
#ffc4df  rgb(255, 196, 223)  hsl(333, 100%, 88%)  Bubble Gum
#dfffc4  rgb(223, 255, 196)  hsl(93, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green