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#CBDEF5

#cbdef5 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbdef5 is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 87.06% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.14% cyan, 9.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 212.86°, with 67.74% saturation and 87.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.7153

Complementary

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #f5e2cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #f5cdcb
  3. #f3f5cb

Analogous

  1. #cbf3f5
  2. #cbdef5
  3. #cdcbf5

Triadic

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #f5cbde
  3. #def5cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #e2cbf5
  3. #f5e2cb
  4. #def5cb

Square

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #f5cbf3
  3. #f5e2cb
  4. #cbf5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b8ddc
  2. #8bb5e9
  3. #cbdef5
  4. #eef4fc
  5. #eef4fc

Shades

#cbdef5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #b7c8dd
  3. #a2b2c4
  4. #8e9bac
  5. #7a8593
  6. #666f7b
  7. #515962
  8. #3d434a
  9. #292c31
  10. #141619
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbdef5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #d0e1f6
  3. #d5e5f7
  4. #dbe8f8
  5. #e0ebf9
  6. #e5effa
  7. #eaf2fb
  8. #eff5fc
  9. #f5f8fd
  10. #fafcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbdef5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbdef5
  2. #c4d5e9
  3. #bccbde
  4. #b5c2d2
  5. #adb8c6
  6. #a6afbb
  7. #9ea6af
  8. #979ca3
  9. #8f9397
  10. #88898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5dde6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6def6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1daf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1e3e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2def6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfdcf5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5e1ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbdef5 {
  color: #cbdef5;
}
Background
.bg-cbdef5 {
  background-color: #cbdef5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbdef5 {
  border: 2px solid #cbdef5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbdef5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 222 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 68% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbdef5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbdef5, #cdcbf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbdef5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 222 245 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.21 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.81 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.34 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.34 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 8.69 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.67 #34210a Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#cbdef5  rgb(203, 222, 245)  hsl(213, 68%, 88%)  Pale Aqua
#f5e2cb  rgb(245, 226, 203)  hsl(33, 68%, 88%)  Champagne
#f5cbde  rgb(245, 203, 222)  hsl(333, 68%, 88%)  Bubble Gum
#def5cb  rgb(222, 245, 203)  hsl(93, 68%, 88%)  Tea Green