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#CDE1FF

#cde1ff ≈ Pale Aqua

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cde1ff 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, 88.24% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 90.2% 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Aqua (#bcd4e6), ΔE 6.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7405

Complementary

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #ffebcd

Split complementary

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #ffd2cd
  3. #faffcd

Analogous

  1. #cdfaff
  2. #cde1ff
  3. #d2cdff

Triadic

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #ffcde1
  3. #e1ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #ebcdff
  3. #ffebcd
  4. #e1ffcd

Square

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #ffcdfa
  3. #ffebcd
  4. #cdffd2

Monochromatic

  1. #3485ff
  2. #81b3ff
  3. #cde1ff
  4. #ebf3ff
  5. #ebf3ff

Shades

#cde1ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #b9cbe6
  3. #a4b4cc
  4. #909eb3
  5. #7b8799
  6. #677180
  7. #525a66
  8. #3e444d
  9. #292d33
  10. #15171a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cde1ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #d2e4ff
  3. #d7e7ff
  4. #dceaff
  5. #e1edff
  6. #e6f0ff
  7. #ebf3ff
  8. #f0f6ff
  9. #f5f9ff
  10. #fafcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cde1ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cde1ff
  2. #c5d7f2
  3. #becee6
  4. #b6c4d9
  5. #aebacc
  6. #a7b1c0
  7. #9fa7b3
  8. #979da6
  9. #8f9399
  10. #888a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e0ed ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7e2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2ddfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0e7eb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3e2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0dfff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e5f3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cde1ff {
  color: #cde1ff;
}
Background
.bg-cde1ff {
  background-color: #cde1ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cde1ff {
  border: 2px solid #cde1ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cde1ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 225 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cde1ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cde1ff, #d2cdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cde1ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 225 255 / 0.35);
}

#bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.38 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.09 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.74 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.17 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.26 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 9.93 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 11.24 #321e00 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pale Aqua
#cde1ff  rgb(205, 225, 255)  hsl(216, 100%, 90%)  Pale Aqua
#ffebcd  rgb(255, 235, 205)  hsl(36, 100%, 90%)  Blanched Almond
#ffcde1  rgb(255, 205, 225)  hsl(336, 100%, 90%)  Bubble Gum
#e1ffcd  rgb(225, 255, 205)  hsl(96, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green