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#C5DCED

#c5dced ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c5dced is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 86.27% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.88% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 52.63% saturation and 85.1% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.6917

Complementary

  1. #c5dced
  2. #edd6c5

Split complementary

  1. #c5dced
  2. #edc5c8
  3. #edeac5

Analogous

  1. #c5edea
  2. #c5dced
  3. #c5c8ed

Triadic

  1. #c5dced
  2. #edc5dc
  3. #dcedc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5dced
  2. #d6c5ed
  3. #edd6c5
  4. #dcedc5

Square

  1. #c5dced
  2. #eac5ed
  3. #edd6c5
  4. #c8edc5

Monochromatic

  1. #5096c9
  2. #8bb9db
  3. #c5dced
  4. #eff6fa
  5. #eff6fa

Shades

#c5dced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5dced
  2. #b1c6d5
  3. #9eb0be
  4. #8a9aa6
  5. #76848e
  6. #636e77
  7. #4f585f
  8. #3b4247
  9. #272c2f
  10. #141618
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5dced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5dced
  2. #cbe0ef
  3. #d1e3f1
  4. #d6e7f2
  5. #dceaf4
  6. #e2eef6
  7. #e8f1f8
  8. #eef5fa
  9. #f3f8fb
  10. #f9fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5dced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5dced
  2. #bed3e2
  3. #b7cad7
  4. #b0c0cc
  5. #a9b7c1
  6. #a3aeb7
  7. #9ca5ac
  8. #959ca1
  9. #8e9296
  10. #87898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1dae1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5dbee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d7ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbe0e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdcee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd9ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfdfe6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5dced {
  color: #c5dced;
}
Background
.bg-c5dced {
  background-color: #c5dced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5dced {
  border: 2px solid #c5dced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5dced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 220 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 53% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5dced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5dced, #c5c8ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5dced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 220 237 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 1.95 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 2.85 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.64 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.04 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 8.63 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.93 #3a2312 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#c5dced  rgb(197, 220, 237)  hsl(206, 53%, 85%)  Pale Aqua
#edd6c5  rgb(237, 214, 197)  hsl(26, 53%, 85%)  Unbleached Silk
#edc5dc  rgb(237, 197, 220)  hsl(326, 53%, 85%)  Thistle
#dcedc5  rgb(220, 237, 197)  hsl(86, 53%, 85%)  Tea Green