Pale Cerulean is a light pastel shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Pale Cerulean is a pastel color. Pale Cerulean is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pale Cerulean is #9BC4E2.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pale Cerulean has 61%% Red, 77% Green, and 89% Blue.
Pale Cerulean has 205° Hue, 31% Saturation, and 89% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pale Cerulean has 205° Hue, 56% Saturation, and 75% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pale Cerulean has 31% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow, and 11% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#9BC4E2 |
|
RGB |
(155, 196, 226) |
(61%, 77%, 89%) |
HSV |
(205°, 31, 89) |
(57%, 31%, 89%) |
HSL |
(205°, 56, 75) |
(57%, 56%, 75%) |
CMYK |
(31, 13, 0, 11) |
(31%, 13%, 0%, 11%) |
The natural luminance of Pale Cerulean is 52%, which is medium high.
Pale Cerulean has a higher contrast with black than white.
Pale Cerulean and black have a 11.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Pale Cerulean and white have a 1.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
52% |
AAA (11.4) |
insufficient (1.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pale Cerulean paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 17% Blue, 11% Cyan, 11% Black, 61% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
17%
Cyan
11%
Magenta
0%
Black
11%
White
61%
To mix Pale Cerulean paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 20% Cyan, 8% Magenta, 11% Black, 61% White, as shown below.
Cyan
20%
Magenta
8%
Yellow
0%
Black
11%
White
61%
Colors similar to Pale Cerulean are: Light Cornflower Blue, Light Grey Blue, Carolina Blue, Cloudy Blue, and Jeans Blue. Light Cornflower Blue is more cyan and brighter and lighter than Pale Cerulean. Light Grey Blue is paler and darker than Pale Cerulean. Carolina Blue is more blue and darker than Pale Cerulean. Cloudy Blue is more blue and paler than Pale Cerulean. Jeans Blue is lighter than Pale Cerulean.