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#A2B0BB

#a2b0bb ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a2b0bb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 69.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.37% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 206.4°, with 15.53% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4232

Complementary

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #bbada2

Split complementary

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #bba2a3
  3. #bbb9a2

Analogous

  1. #a2bbb9
  2. #a2b0bb
  3. #a2a3bb

Triadic

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #bba2b0
  3. #b0bba2

Tetradic

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #ada2bb
  3. #bbada2
  4. #b0bba2

Square

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #b9a2bb
  3. #bbada2
  4. #a3bba2

Monochromatic

  1. #536471
  2. #768a9b
  3. #a2b0bb
  4. #ced6db
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#a2b0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #929ea8
  3. #828d96
  4. #717b83
  5. #616a70
  6. #51585e
  7. #41464b
  8. #313538
  9. #202325
  10. #101213
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2b0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #abb8c2
  3. #b5c0c9
  4. #bec8cf
  5. #c7d0d6
  6. #d1d8dd
  7. #dadfe4
  8. #e3e7eb
  9. #eceff1
  10. #f6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2b0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2b0bb
  2. #9fabb5
  3. #9ba6af
  4. #98a2a9
  5. #949da3
  6. #91989e
  7. #8e9398
  8. #8a8e92
  9. #878a8c
  10. #838586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9afb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8adbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cb3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b0bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6aebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2b0bb {
  color: #a2b0bb;
}
Background
.bg-a2b0bb {
  background-color: #a2b0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2b0bb {
  border: 2px solid #a2b0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2b0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 176 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 16% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2b0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2b0bb, #a2a3bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2b0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 176 187 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.10 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.78 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.49 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.57 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.02 #5d4f44 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a2b0bb  rgb(162, 176, 187)  hsl(206, 16%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#bbada2  rgb(187, 173, 162)  hsl(26, 16%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#bba2b0  rgb(187, 162, 176)  hsl(326, 16%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b0bba2  rgb(176, 187, 162)  hsl(86, 16%, 68%)  Ash Gray