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#A3BFCC

#a3bfcc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a3bfcc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 74.9% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.1% cyan, 6.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 199.02°, with 28.67% saturation and 71.96% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.4941

Complementary

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #ccb0a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #cca3ab
  3. #ccc4a3

Analogous

  1. #a3ccc4
  2. #a3bfcc
  3. #a3abcc

Triadic

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #cca3bf
  3. #bfcca3

Tetradic

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #b0a3cc
  3. #ccb0a3
  4. #bfcca3

Square

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #c4a3cc
  3. #ccb0a3
  4. #abcca3

Monochromatic

  1. #4c768a
  2. #729db1
  3. #a3bfcc
  4. #d4e1e7
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#a3bfcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #93acb8
  3. #8299a3
  4. #72868f
  5. #62737a
  6. #526066
  7. #414c52
  8. #31393d
  9. #212629
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3bfcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #acc5d1
  3. #b5ccd6
  4. #bfd2db
  5. #c8d9e0
  6. #d1dfe6
  7. #dae5eb
  8. #e3ecf0
  9. #edf2f5
  10. #f6f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3bfcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3bfcc
  2. #a0b9c4
  3. #9cb2bd
  4. #99acb5
  5. #95a6ae
  6. #92a0a6
  7. #8e999e
  8. #8b9397
  9. #878d8f
  10. #848688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bcc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b8cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98c3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0becc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acbbcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cc1c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3bfcc {
  color: #a3bfcc;
}
Background
.bg-a3bfcc {
  background-color: #a3bfcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3bfcc {
  border: 2px solid #a3bfcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3bfcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 191 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3bfcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3bfcc, #a3abcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3bfcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 191 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 2.59 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.30 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.62 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.37 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.80 #5c4033 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a3bfcc  rgb(163, 191, 204)  hsl(199, 29%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#ccb0a3  rgb(204, 176, 163)  hsl(19, 29%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#cca3bf  rgb(204, 163, 191)  hsl(319, 29%, 72%)  Lilac
#bfcca3  rgb(191, 204, 163)  hsl(79, 29%, 72%)  Sage