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#C8ECF3

#c8ecf3 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8ecf3 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, 92.55% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.7% cyan, 2.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 189.77°, with 64.18% saturation and 86.86% 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 16.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.7874

Complementary

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #f3cfc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #f3c8d6
  3. #f3e4c8

Analogous

  1. #c8f3e4
  2. #c8ecf3
  3. #c8d6f3

Triadic

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #f3c8ec
  3. #ecf3c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #cfc8f3
  3. #f3cfc8
  4. #ecf3c8

Square

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #e4c8f3
  3. #f3cfc8
  4. #d6f3c8

Monochromatic

  1. #4ac1d8
  2. #89d6e5
  3. #c8ecf3
  4. #eef9fb
  5. #eef9fb

Shades

#c8ecf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #b4d4db
  3. #a0bdc2
  4. #8ca5aa
  5. #788e92
  6. #64767a
  7. #505e61
  8. #3c4749
  9. #282f31
  10. #141818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ecf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #ceeef4
  3. #d3f0f5
  4. #d9f2f7
  5. #def4f8
  6. #e4f6f9
  7. #e9f7fa
  8. #eff9fb
  9. #f4fbfd
  10. #fafdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ecf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ecf3
  2. #c1e1e8
  3. #bad6dc
  4. #b2ccd1
  5. #abc1c5
  6. #a4b6ba
  7. #9dabae
  8. #96a0a3
  9. #8e9697
  10. #878b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dae8eb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e9f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dee3f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcf0ee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daeaf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5e7f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eef0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ecf3 {
  color: #c8ecf3;
}
Background
.bg-c8ecf3 {
  background-color: #c8ecf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ecf3 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ecf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ecf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 236 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 64% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ecf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ecf3, #c8d6f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ecf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 236 243 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.46 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 5.06 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.48 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.19 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.61 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.21 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.93 #37130c Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#c8ecf3  rgb(200, 236, 243)  hsl(190, 64%, 87%)  Powder Blue
#f3cfc8  rgb(243, 207, 200)  hsl(10, 64%, 87%)  Pale Pink
#f3c8ec  rgb(243, 200, 236)  hsl(310, 64%, 87%)  Thistle
#ecf3c8  rgb(236, 243, 200)  hsl(70, 64%, 87%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow