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#A4BBCC

#a4bbcc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a4bbcc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 73.33% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 28.17% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.4779

Complementary

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #ccb5a4

Split complementary

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #cca4a7
  3. #ccc9a4

Analogous

  1. #a4ccc9
  2. #a4bbcc
  3. #a4a7cc

Triadic

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #cca4bb
  3. #bbcca4

Tetradic

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #b5a4cc
  3. #ccb5a4
  4. #bbcca4

Square

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #c9a4cc
  3. #ccb5a4
  4. #a7cca4

Monochromatic

  1. #4d708a
  2. #7396b1
  3. #a4bbcc
  4. #d5e0e7
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#a4bbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #94a8b8
  3. #8396a3
  4. #73838f
  5. #62707a
  6. #525e66
  7. #424b52
  8. #31383d
  9. #212529
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4bbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #adc2d1
  3. #b6c9d6
  4. #bfcfdb
  5. #c8d6e0
  6. #d2dde6
  7. #dbe4eb
  8. #e4ebf0
  9. #edf1f5
  10. #f6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4bbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4bbcc
  2. #a0b5c4
  3. #9dafbd
  4. #99a9b5
  5. #96a3ae
  6. #929ea6
  7. #8e989e
  8. #8b9297
  9. #878c8f
  10. #848688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b9c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bacd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99bfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aebbcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ebec5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4bbcc {
  color: #a4bbcc;
}
Background
.bg-a4bbcc {
  background-color: #a4bbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4bbcc {
  border: 2px solid #a4bbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4bbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 187 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 28% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4bbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4bbcc, #a4a7cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4bbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 187 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.66 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.08 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.29 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.38 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.80 #5b4433 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a4bbcc  rgb(164, 187, 204)  hsl(206, 28%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#ccb5a4  rgb(204, 181, 164)  hsl(26, 28%, 72%)  Desert Sand
#cca4bb  rgb(204, 164, 187)  hsl(326, 28%, 72%)  Lilac
#bbcca4  rgb(187, 204, 164)  hsl(86, 28%, 72%)  Sage