French Pass is a light pastel shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Pastel Cyan, and it has high lightness and low saturation. French Pass is a pastel color. French Pass is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for French Pass is #BDEDFD.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, French Pass has 74%% Red, 93% Green, and 99% Blue.
French Pass has 195° Hue, 25% Saturation, and 99% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
French Pass has 195° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 87% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
French Pass has 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow, and 1% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#BDEDFD |
|
RGB |
(189, 237, 253) |
(74%, 93%, 99%) |
HSV |
(195°, 25, 99) |
(54%, 25%, 99%) |
HSL |
(195°, 97, 87) |
(54%, 97%, 87%) |
CMYK |
(25, 6, 0, 1) |
(25%, 6%, 0%, 1%) |
The natural luminance of French Pass is 78%, which is high.
French Pass has a higher contrast with black than white.
French Pass and black have a 16.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
French Pass and white have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
78% |
AAA (16.7) |
insufficient (1.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix French Pass paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Blue, 15% Cyan, 1% Black, 74% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
10%
Cyan
15%
Magenta
0%
Black
1%
White
74%
To mix French Pass paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 20% Cyan, 5% Magenta, 1% Black, 74% White, as shown below.
Cyan
20%
Magenta
5%
Yellow
0%
Black
1%
White
74%
Colors similar to French Pass are: Pale Sky Blue, Pale Blue Lily, Blizzard Blue, Light Blue, and Mabel. Pale Sky Blue is more cyan and lighter than French Pass. Pale Blue Lily is more cyan and paler than French Pass. Blizzard Blue is more cyan and brighter and darker than French Pass. Light Blue is more blue and brighter and darker than French Pass. Mabel is paler and lighter than French Pass.