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#CBDEE3

#cbdee3 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbdee3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.57% cyan, 2.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 192.5°, with 30% saturation and 84.31% 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 15.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.7049

Complementary

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #e3d0cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #e3cbd2
  3. #e3dccb

Analogous

  1. #cbe3dc
  2. #cbdee3
  3. #cbd2e3

Triadic

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #e3cbde
  3. #dee3cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #d0cbe3
  3. #e3d0cb
  4. #dee3cb

Square

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #dccbe3
  3. #e3d0cb
  4. #d2e3cb

Monochromatic

  1. #689fad
  2. #99bec8
  3. #cbdee3
  4. #f2f7f8
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#cbdee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #b7c8cc
  3. #a2b2b6
  4. #8e9b9f
  5. #7a8588
  6. #666f72
  7. #51595b
  8. #3d4344
  9. #292c2d
  10. #141617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbdee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #d0e1e6
  3. #d5e5e9
  4. #dbe8eb
  5. #e0ebee
  6. #e5eff1
  7. #eaf2f4
  8. #eff5f7
  9. #f5f8f9
  10. #fafcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbdee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbdee3
  2. #c4d5d9
  3. #bccbcf
  4. #b5c2c5
  5. #adb8bb
  6. #a6afb2
  7. #9ea6a8
  8. #979c9e
  9. #8f9394
  10. #88898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4dcde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6d9e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e0df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4dde3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2dbe3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7dfe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbdee3 {
  color: #cbdee3;
}
Background
.bg-cbdee3 {
  background-color: #cbdee3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbdee3 {
  border: 2px solid #cbdee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbdee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 222 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 30% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbdee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbdee3, #cbd2e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbdee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 222 227 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.69 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.30 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.88 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.55 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.65 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 7.78 #34211c Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#cbdee3  rgb(203, 222, 227)  hsl(193, 30%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#e3d0cb  rgb(227, 208, 203)  hsl(13, 30%, 84%)  Misty Rose
#e3cbde  rgb(227, 203, 222)  hsl(313, 30%, 84%)  Thistle
#dee3cb  rgb(222, 227, 203)  hsl(73, 30%, 84%)  Beige