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#CBDEDE

#cbdede ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbdede 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, 87.06% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 22.35% saturation and 83.33% 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 15.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 7.18.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7021

Complementary

  1. #cbdede
  2. #decbcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbdede
  2. #decbd4
  3. #ded4cb

Analogous

  1. #cbded4
  2. #cbdede
  3. #cbd4de

Triadic

  1. #cbdede
  2. #decbde
  3. #dedecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbdede
  2. #cbcbde
  3. #decbcb
  4. #dedecb

Square

  1. #cbdede
  2. #d4cbde
  3. #decbcb
  4. #d4decb

Monochromatic

  1. #6da3a3
  2. #9cc0c0
  3. #cbdede
  4. #f3f7f7
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#cbdede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbdede
  2. #b7c8c8
  3. #a2b2b2
  4. #8e9b9b
  5. #7a8585
  6. #666f6f
  7. #515959
  8. #3d4343
  9. #292c2c
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbdede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbdede
  2. #d0e1e1
  3. #d5e5e5
  4. #dbe8e8
  5. #e0ebeb
  6. #e5efef
  7. #eaf2f2
  8. #eff5f5
  9. #f5f8f8
  10. #fafcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbdede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbdede
  2. #c4d5d5
  3. #bccbcb
  4. #b5c2c2
  5. #adb8b8
  6. #a6afaf
  7. #9ea6a6
  8. #979c9c
  9. #8f9393
  10. #888989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4dcdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdcde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d9de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6dfde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ddde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2dbde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8dfde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbdede {
  color: #cbdede;
}
Background
.bg-cbdede {
  background-color: #cbdede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbdede {
  border: 2px solid #cbdede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbdede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 222 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 22% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbdede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbdede, #cbd4de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbdede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 222 222 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.18 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.38 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.49 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.60 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.73 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.80 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.98 #342121 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#cbdede  rgb(203, 222, 222)  hsl(180, 22%, 83%)  Pastel Blue
#decbcb  rgb(222, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 22%, 83%)  Pale Pink
#decbde  rgb(222, 203, 222)  hsl(300, 22%, 83%)  Languid Lavender
#dedecb  rgb(222, 222, 203)  hsl(60, 22%, 83%)  Eggshell