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#CCD9DF

#ccd9df ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ccd9df is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 85.1% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.52% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 198.95°, with 22.89% saturation and 83.73% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.6779

Complementary

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #dfd2cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #dfccd0
  3. #dfdccc

Analogous

  1. #ccdfdc
  2. #ccd9df
  3. #ccd0df

Triadic

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #dfccd9
  3. #d9dfcc

Tetradic

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #d2ccdf
  3. #dfd2cc
  4. #d9dfcc

Square

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #dcccdf
  3. #dfd2cc
  4. #d0dfcc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e93a4
  2. #9db6c2
  3. #ccd9df
  4. #f2f6f7
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#ccd9df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #b8c3c9
  3. #a3aeb2
  4. #8f989c
  5. #7a8286
  6. #666d70
  7. #525759
  8. #3d4143
  9. #292b2d
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccd9df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #d1dde2
  3. #d6e1e5
  4. #dbe4e9
  5. #e0e8ec
  6. #e6ecef
  7. #ebf0f2
  8. #f0f4f5
  9. #f5f7f9
  10. #fafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccd9df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccd9df
  2. #c4d0d6
  3. #bdc7cc
  4. #b5bec3
  5. #aeb5b9
  6. #a6adb0
  7. #9ea4a6
  8. #979b9d
  9. #8f9293
  10. #88898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d6df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7dbdb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d7df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9dadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccd9df {
  color: #ccd9df;
}
Background
.bg-ccd9df {
  background-color: #ccd9df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccd9df {
  border: 2px solid #ccd9df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccd9df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 217 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 23% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccd9df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccd9df, #ccd0df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccd9df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 217 223 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.38 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.78 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.78 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.84 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.32 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.34 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.16 #332620 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#ccd9df  rgb(204, 217, 223)  hsl(199, 23%, 84%)  Pale Aqua
#dfd2cc  rgb(223, 210, 204)  hsl(19, 23%, 84%)  Timberwolf
#dfccd9  rgb(223, 204, 217)  hsl(319, 23%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#d9dfcc  rgb(217, 223, 204)  hsl(79, 23%, 84%)  Beige