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#cbdbdc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbdbdc is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 85.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 183.53°, with 19.54% saturation and 82.94% 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 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.6853

Complementary

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #dccccb

Split complementary

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #dccbd2
  3. #dcd4cb

Analogous

  1. #cbdcd4
  2. #cbdbdc
  3. #cbd2dc

Triadic

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #dccbdb
  3. #dbdccb

Tetradic

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #cccbdc
  3. #dccccb
  4. #dbdccb

Square

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #d4cbdc
  3. #dccccb
  4. #d2dccb

Monochromatic

  1. #709c9e
  2. #9dbbbd
  3. #cbdbdc
  4. #f3f7f7
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#cbdbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #b7c5c6
  3. #a2afb0
  4. #8e999a
  5. #7a8384
  6. #666e6e
  7. #515858
  8. #3d4242
  9. #292c2c
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbdbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #d0dfe0
  3. #d5e2e3
  4. #dbe6e7
  5. #e0e9ea
  6. #e5edee
  7. #eaf1f1
  8. #eff4f5
  9. #f5f8f8
  10. #fafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbdbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbdbdc
  2. #c4d2d3
  3. #bcc9ca
  4. #b5c0c0
  5. #adb7b7
  6. #a6aeae
  7. #9ea4a5
  8. #979b9c
  9. #8f9292
  10. #888989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d9d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d9dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5d7dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6dcdb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3dadc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d8dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8dcdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbdbdc {
  color: #cbdbdc;
}
Background
.bg-cbdbdc {
  background-color: #cbdbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbdbdc {
  border: 2px solid #cbdbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbdbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 219 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 20% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbdbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbdbdc, #cbd2dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbdbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 219 220 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.64 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.90 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.92 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.92 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.42 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.46 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.72 #342423 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#cbdbdc  rgb(203, 219, 220)  hsl(184, 20%, 83%)  Pastel Blue
#dccccb  rgb(220, 204, 203)  hsl(4, 20%, 83%)  Timberwolf
#dccbdb  rgb(220, 203, 219)  hsl(304, 20%, 83%)  Languid Lavender
#dbdccb  rgb(219, 220, 203)  hsl(64, 20%, 83%)  Eggshell