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#CDD9E7

#cdd9e7 ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdd9e7 is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 85.1% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.26% cyan, 6.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 212.31°, with 35.14% saturation and 85.49% 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 14.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.6837

Complementary

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #e7dbcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #e7cecd
  3. #e6e7cd

Analogous

  1. #cde6e7
  2. #cdd9e7
  3. #cecde7

Triadic

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #e7cdd9
  3. #d9e7cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #dbcde7
  3. #e7dbcd
  4. #d9e7cd

Square

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #e7cde6
  3. #e7dbcd
  4. #cde7ce

Monochromatic

  1. #668ab5
  2. #99b2ce
  3. #cdd9e7
  4. #f1f5f8
  5. #f1f5f8

Shades

#cdd9e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #b9c3d0
  3. #a4aeb9
  4. #9098a2
  5. #7b828b
  6. #676d74
  7. #52575c
  8. #3e4145
  9. #292b2e
  10. #151617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdd9e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #d2dde9
  3. #d7e1ec
  4. #dce4ee
  5. #e1e8f1
  6. #e6ecf3
  7. #ebf0f5
  8. #f0f4f8
  9. #f5f7fa
  10. #fafbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdd9e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdd9e7
  2. #c5d0dd
  3. #bec7d2
  4. #b6bec8
  5. #aeb5be
  6. #a7adb4
  7. #9fa4a9
  8. #979b9f
  9. #8f9295
  10. #88898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d8de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d9e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d6e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7dcdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d9e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d7e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9dbe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdd9e7 {
  color: #cdd9e7;
}
Background
.bg-cdd9e7 {
  background-color: #cdd9e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdd9e7 {
  border: 2px solid #cdd9e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdd9e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 217 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 35% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdd9e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdd9e7, #cecde7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdd9e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 217 231 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.28 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.33 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.92 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.19 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.20 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 7.46 #322618 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#cdd9e7  rgb(205, 217, 231)  hsl(212, 35%, 85%)  Pale Aqua
#e7dbcd  rgb(231, 219, 205)  hsl(32, 35%, 85%)  Bone
#e7cdd9  rgb(231, 205, 217)  hsl(332, 35%, 85%)  Pale Pink
#d9e7cd  rgb(217, 231, 205)  hsl(92, 35%, 85%)  Beige