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#C8E0E5

#c8e0e5 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8e0e5 is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 87.84% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.66% cyan, 2.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 190.34°, with 35.8% saturation and 84.12% 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 15.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.7125

Complementary

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #e5cdc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #e5c8d2
  3. #e5dcc8

Analogous

  1. #c8e5dc
  2. #c8e0e5
  3. #c8d2e5

Triadic

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #e5c8e0
  3. #e0e5c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #cdc8e5
  3. #e5cdc8
  4. #e0e5c8

Square

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #dcc8e5
  3. #e5cdc8
  4. #d2e5c8

Monochromatic

  1. #60a5b4
  2. #94c3cc
  3. #c8e0e5
  4. #f1f7f8
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#c8e0e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #b4cace
  3. #a0b3b7
  4. #8c9da0
  5. #788689
  6. #647073
  7. #505a5c
  8. #3c4345
  9. #282d2e
  10. #141617
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8e0e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #cee3e8
  3. #d3e6ea
  4. #d9e9ed
  5. #deecef
  6. #e4f0f2
  7. #e9f3f5
  8. #eff6f7
  9. #f4f9fa
  10. #fafcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8e0e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8e0e5
  2. #c1d6db
  3. #bacdd1
  4. #b2c3c7
  5. #abbabd
  6. #a4b0b3
  7. #9da6a8
  8. #969d9e
  9. #8e9394
  10. #878a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4dddf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdee5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6dae5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0e2e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4dfe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1dce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e1e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8e0e5 {
  color: #c8e0e5;
}
Background
.bg-c8e0e5 {
  background-color: #c8e0e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8e0e5 {
  border: 2px solid #c8e0e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8e0e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 224 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 36% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8e0e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8e0e5, #c8d2e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8e0e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 224 229 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.48 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.75 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.31 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.37 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.47 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.16 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.69 #371f1a Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#c8e0e5  rgb(200, 224, 229)  hsl(190, 36%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#e5cdc8  rgb(229, 205, 200)  hsl(10, 36%, 84%)  Misty Rose
#e5c8e0  rgb(229, 200, 224)  hsl(310, 36%, 84%)  Thistle
#e0e5c8  rgb(224, 229, 200)  hsl(70, 36%, 84%)  Beige