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#A2ABC3

#a2abc3 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a2abc3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 67.06% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.92% cyan, 12.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 21.57% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.4075

Complementary

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #c3baa2

Split complementary

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #c3aaa2
  3. #bbc3a2

Analogous

  1. #a2bbc3
  2. #a2abc3
  3. #aaa2c3

Triadic

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #c3a2ab
  3. #abc3a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #baa2c3
  3. #c3baa2
  4. #abc3a2

Square

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #c3a2bb
  3. #c3baa2
  4. #a2c3aa

Monochromatic

  1. #505c7c
  2. #7381a5
  3. #a2abc3
  4. #d0d5e1
  5. #f3f4f7

Shades

#a2abc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #929ab0
  3. #82899c
  4. #717889
  5. #616775
  6. #515662
  7. #41444e
  8. #31333b
  9. #202227
  10. #101114
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2abc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #abb3c9
  3. #b5bccf
  4. #bec4d5
  5. #c7cddb
  6. #d1d5e1
  7. #dadde7
  8. #e3e6ed
  9. #eceef3
  10. #f6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2abc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2abc3
  2. #9fa7bc
  3. #9ba2b6
  4. #989eaf
  5. #949aa8
  6. #9196a2
  7. #8e919b
  8. #8a8d94
  9. #87898d
  10. #838487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8abb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4adc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1aac2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9aafb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3acc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2aac3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9daeb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2abc3 {
  color: #a2abc3;
}
Background
.bg-a2abc3 {
  background-color: #a2abc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2abc3 {
  border: 2px solid #a2abc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2abc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 171 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 22% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2abc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2abc3, #aaa2c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2abc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 171 195 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 3.55 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.53 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.42 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 12.18 #5d543c Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a2abc3  rgb(162, 171, 195)  hsl(224, 22%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c3baa2  rgb(195, 186, 162)  hsl(44, 22%, 70%)  Sage
#c3a2ab  rgb(195, 162, 171)  hsl(344, 22%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#abc3a2  rgb(171, 195, 162)  hsl(104, 22%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green