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Steel Pearl Soft

Blue · Hue 205
Hex
#C8D9E4
RGB
rgb(200, 217, 228)
HSL
hsl(205, 34%, 84%)
CMYK
cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 11%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.4:1Fail
on black
14.5:1AA
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About this color

Steel Pearl Soft (#C8D9E4) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 34% saturation, 84% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-steel-pearl-soft: #C8D9E4;
  --colorarchive-steel-pearl-soft-hsl: hsl(205, 34%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-steel-pearl-soft-rgb: rgb(200, 217, 228);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Steel Mist Soft
#DDE7EE · hsl(205, 34%, 90%)
Darker companion
Steel Bloom Soft
#ADC5D7 · hsl(205, 34%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Pearl Soft
#E4D4C8 · hsl(25, 34%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Pearl Soft
#C8CDE4 · hsl(230, 34%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Pearl Soft
#C8E4E4 · hsl(180, 34%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Pearl Soft
#E4C8DB · hsl(320, 34%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Pearl Soft
#DBE4C8 · hsl(80, 34%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Pearl Soft
#E4C8C8 · hsl(0, 34%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Pearl Soft
#E4E2C8 · hsl(55, 34%, 84%)
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Base: Steel Pearl Soft #C8D9E4
Lighter companion: Steel Mist Soft #DDE7EE
Darker companion: Steel Bloom Soft #ADC5D7
Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Pearl Soft #E4D4C8
Analogous lead: Indigo Pearl Soft #C8CDE4
Analogous echo: Aqua Pearl Soft #C8E4E4
Triadic +120°: Rose Pearl Soft #E4C8DB
Triadic +240°: Olive Pearl Soft #DBE4C8
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Pearl Soft #E4C8C8
Split-comp +210°: Canary Pearl Soft #E4E2C8

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Steel Pearl Dust
#CCD8E1 · hsl(205, 26%, 84%)
Nearby match
Steel Mist Soft
#DDE7EE · hsl(205, 34%, 90%)
Nearby match
Azure Pearl Soft
#C8DBE4 · hsl(200, 34%, 84%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Pearl Soft
#C8D6E4 · hsl(210, 34%, 84%)
Nearby match
Steel Bloom Soft
#ADC5D7 · hsl(205, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Steel Pearl Muted
#CFD7DE · hsl(205, 18%, 84%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.7:1
Tangerine Nocturne Faint
#38322E
AAA8.7:1
Tangerine Nocturne Muted
#3C312A
AAA8.6:1
Tangerine Nocturne Dust
#403126
AAA8.6:1
Tangerine Nocturne Soft
#443022
AAA8.4:1
Tangerine Nocturne Clear
#4F2E17
AAA8:1
Tangerine Nocturne Vivid
#592D0D

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#CFCDE1
Protanopia
#D0D0E1
Tritanopia
#C9DFDF
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