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Pastelcyansoft

Cool Mist Mirror

#e3fbfa
Notes

Cool Mist Mirror (#E3FBFA) is a soft cyan with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (178°, 75%, 94%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#e3fbfa
RGB
rgb(227, 251, 250)
HSL
hsl(178, 75%, 94%)
HWB
hwb(178 89% 2%)
OKLCH
oklch(97.0% 0.025 193.7)
HSV
hsv(178, 10%, 98%)
LAB
lab(96.91% -7.96 -2.18)
LCH
lch(96.91% 8.25 195.32)
CMYK
cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 2%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#e3fbfa
Original
#f8f8fa
Protanopia
#f3f5fa
Deuteranopia
#ddfdfb
Tritanopia
#f6f6f6
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.08:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
19.45:1

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