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#CCE5ED

#cce5ed ≈ Columbia Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cce5ed is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 89.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.92% cyan, 3.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 194.55°, with 47.83% saturation and 86.47% 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 16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#b9d9eb), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.7499

Complementary

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #edd4cc

Split complementary

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #edccd4
  3. #ede5cc

Analogous

  1. #ccede5
  2. #cce5ed
  3. #ccd4ed

Triadic

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #edcce5
  3. #e5edcc

Tetradic

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #d4cced
  3. #edd4cc
  4. #e5edcc

Square

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #e5cced
  3. #edd4cc
  4. #d4edcc

Monochromatic

  1. #5babc5
  2. #93c8d9
  3. #cce5ed
  4. #f0f7fa
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#cce5ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #b8ced5
  3. #a3b7be
  4. #8fa0a6
  5. #7a898e
  6. #667377
  7. #525c5f
  8. #3d4547
  9. #292e2f
  10. #141718
  11. #000000

Tints

#cce5ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #d1e8ef
  3. #d6eaf1
  4. #dbedf2
  5. #e0eff4
  6. #e6f2f6
  7. #ebf5f8
  8. #f0f7fa
  9. #f5fafb
  10. #fafcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cce5ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cce5ed
  2. #c4dbe2
  3. #bdd1d7
  4. #b5c7cc
  5. #aebdc1
  6. #a6b3b7
  7. #9ea8ac
  8. #979ea1
  9. #8f9496
  10. #888a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9e2e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0e3ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dadfed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e8e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8e4ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5e1ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7e7ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cce5ed {
  color: #cce5ed;
}
Background
.bg-cce5ed {
  background-color: #cce5ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cce5ed {
  border: 2px solid #cce5ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cce5ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 229 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 48% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cce5ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cce5ed, #ccd4ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cce5ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 229 237 / 0.35);
}

#b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.86 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.85 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.89 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.84 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 6.85 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.18 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.34 #331a12 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Columbia Blue
#cce5ed  rgb(204, 229, 237)  hsl(195, 48%, 86%)  Columbia Blue
#edd4cc  rgb(237, 212, 204)  hsl(15, 48%, 86%)  Misty Rose
#edcce5  rgb(237, 204, 229)  hsl(315, 48%, 86%)  Thistle
#e5edcc  rgb(229, 237, 204)  hsl(75, 48%, 86%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow