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#C5DCDB

#c5dcdb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c5dcdb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 86.27% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.39°, with 24.73% saturation and 81.76% 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 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.6817

Complementary

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #dcc5c6

Split complementary

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #dcc5d1
  3. #dccfc5

Analogous

  1. #c5dccf
  2. #c5dcdb
  3. #c5d1dc

Triadic

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #dbc5dc
  3. #dcdbc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #c5c6dc
  3. #dcc5c6
  4. #dcdbc5

Square

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #cfc5dc
  3. #dcc5c6
  4. #d1dcc5

Monochromatic

  1. #66a2a0
  2. #95bfbd
  3. #c5dcdb
  4. #f2f7f7
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#c5dcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #b1c6c5
  3. #9eb0af
  4. #8a9a99
  5. #768483
  6. #636e6e
  7. #4f5858
  8. #3b4242
  9. #272c2c
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5dcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #cbe0df
  3. #d1e3e2
  4. #d6e7e6
  5. #dceae9
  6. #e2eeed
  7. #e8f1f1
  8. #eef5f4
  9. #f3f8f8
  10. #f9fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5dcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5dcdb
  2. #bed3d2
  3. #b7cac9
  4. #b0c0c0
  5. #a9b7b7
  6. #a3aeae
  7. #9ca5a4
  8. #959c9b
  9. #8e9292
  10. #878989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0d9d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d9db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d6db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfdedc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1dadb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced8db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1dddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5dcdb {
  color: #c5dcdb;
}
Background
.bg-c5dcdb {
  background-color: #c5dcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5dcdb {
  border: 2px solid #c5dcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5dcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 220 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 25% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5dcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5dcdb, #c5d1dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5dcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 220 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.03 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.23 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.24 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.55 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.02 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 8.44 #3a2324 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#c5dcdb  rgb(197, 220, 219)  hsl(177, 25%, 82%)  Powder Blue
#dcc5c6  rgb(220, 197, 198)  hsl(357, 25%, 82%)  Silver Pink
#dbc5dc  rgb(219, 197, 220)  hsl(297, 25%, 82%)  Thistle
#dcdbc5  rgb(220, 219, 197)  hsl(57, 25%, 82%)  Pearl