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#A2BECC

#a2becc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a2becc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 74.51% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 29.17% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.4887

Complementary

  1. #a2becc
  2. #ccb0a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2becc
  2. #cca2a9
  3. #ccc5a2

Analogous

  1. #a2ccc5
  2. #a2becc
  3. #a2a9cc

Triadic

  1. #a2becc
  2. #cca2be
  3. #becca2

Tetradic

  1. #a2becc
  2. #b0a2cc
  3. #ccb0a2
  4. #becca2

Square

  1. #a2becc
  2. #c5a2cc
  3. #ccb0a2
  4. #a9cca2

Monochromatic

  1. #4b758a
  2. #719bb1
  3. #a2becc
  4. #d3e1e7
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#a2becc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2becc
  2. #92abb8
  3. #8298a3
  4. #71858f
  5. #61727a
  6. #515f66
  7. #414c52
  8. #31393d
  9. #202629
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2becc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2becc
  2. #abc5d1
  3. #b5cbd6
  4. #bed2db
  5. #c7d8e0
  6. #d1dfe6
  7. #dae5eb
  8. #e3ecf0
  9. #ecf2f5
  10. #f6f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2becc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2becc
  2. #9fb8c4
  3. #9bb2bd
  4. #98abb5
  5. #94a5ae
  6. #919fa6
  7. #8e999e
  8. #8a9397
  9. #878c8f
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bbc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b7cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96c2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afbdcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abbacc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2becc {
  color: #a2becc;
}
Background
.bg-a2becc {
  background-color: #a2becc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2becc {
  border: 2px solid #a2becc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2becc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 190 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2becc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2becc, #a2a9cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2becc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 190 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.01 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.34 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.77 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.06 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.13 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.53 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.73 #5d4133 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a2becc  rgb(162, 190, 204)  hsl(200, 29%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#ccb0a2  rgb(204, 176, 162)  hsl(20, 29%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#cca2be  rgb(204, 162, 190)  hsl(320, 29%, 72%)  Lilac
#becca2  rgb(190, 204, 162)  hsl(80, 29%, 72%)  Sage