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Nile Blue

#bce4e5

Nile Blue is a pale, airy aqua, the color of shallow water over sand, with a cool green tint and very high lightness. It is so light that it cannot carry text on white, where the ratio is only about 1.4:1, but dark text sits on it easily, and against black it reaches more than 15:1. Etruscan Red and Peach Red give it a warm, sunbaked counterpoint, while Sea Green keeps it in a fresh, watery register. It works for bathroom tiles, children's bedding and calm page backgrounds.

HEX #bce4e5
RGB 188, 228, 229
CMYK 25, 0, 10, 0
L*a*b* 87.68, -13.25, -5.03
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                    Used in 7 Combinations
                

                

                                            
    

                    

                    

            

    

        

            
Combination 25

            2 colors
        

        
Etruscan Red and Nile Blue

    


                                            
    

                    

                    

                    

                    

            

    

        

            
Combination 250

            4 colors
        

        
Pyrite Yellow, Peach Red, Sea Green and Nile Blue

    


                                            
    

                    

                    

                    

                    

            

    

        

            
Combination 268

            4 colors
        

        
Light Brown Drab, Raw Sienna, Deep Slate Olive and Nile Blue

    


                                            
    

                    

                    

                    

                    

            

    

        

            
Combination 302

            4 colors
        

        
Cream Yellow, Ecru, Nile Blue and Antwarp Blue

    


                                            
    

                    

                    

                    

                    

            

    

        

            
Combination 306

            4 colors
        

        
Lemon Yellow, Benzol Green, Dull Viridian Green and Nile Blue

    


                                            
    

                    

                    

                    

                    

            

    

        

            
Combination 330

            4 colors
        

        
Olive Buff, Nile Blue, Salvia Blue and Green Blue

    


                                            
    

                    

                    

                    

                    

            

    

        

            
Combination 345

            4 colors
        

        
Hay's Russet, Nile Blue, Venice Green and Blue Violet

    


                                    

            

        
        

        

            

                
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