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#CBDFE3

#cbdfe3 ≈ Columbia Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbdfe3 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, 87.45% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.57% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 190°, 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 15.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.7102

Complementary

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #e3cfcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #e3cbd3
  3. #e3dbcb

Analogous

  1. #cbe3db
  2. #cbdfe3
  3. #cbd3e3

Triadic

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #e3cbdf
  3. #dfe3cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #cfcbe3
  3. #e3cfcb
  4. #dfe3cb

Square

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #dbcbe3
  3. #e3cfcb
  4. #d3e3cb

Monochromatic

  1. #68a2ad
  2. #99c0c8
  3. #cbdfe3
  4. #f2f7f8
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#cbdfe3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #b7c9cc
  3. #a2b2b6
  4. #8e9c9f
  5. #7a8688
  6. #667072
  7. #51595b
  8. #3d4344
  9. #292d2d
  10. #141617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbdfe3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #d0e2e6
  3. #d5e5e9
  4. #dbe9eb
  5. #e0ecee
  6. #e5eff1
  7. #eaf2f4
  8. #eff5f7
  9. #f5f9f9
  10. #fafcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbdfe3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbdfe3
  2. #c4d6d9
  3. #bccccf
  4. #b5c3c5
  5. #adb9bb
  6. #a6b0b2
  7. #9ea6a8
  8. #979d9e
  9. #8f9394
  10. #888a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5ddde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdde3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7dae3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e1e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5dee3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2dce3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7e0e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbdfe3 {
  color: #cbdfe3;
}
Background
.bg-cbdfe3 {
  background-color: #cbdfe3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbdfe3 {
  border: 2px solid #cbdfe3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbdfe3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 223 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 30% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbdfe3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbdfe3, #cbd3e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbdfe3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 223 227 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.02 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.42 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.54 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.79 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.33 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.47 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.61 #34201c Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#cbdfe3  rgb(203, 223, 227)  hsl(190, 30%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#e3cfcb  rgb(227, 207, 203)  hsl(10, 30%, 84%)  Misty Rose
#e3cbdf  rgb(227, 203, 223)  hsl(310, 30%, 84%)  Thistle
#dfe3cb  rgb(223, 227, 203)  hsl(70, 30%, 84%)  Beige