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#A5BECC

#a5becc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a5becc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 74.51% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.12% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 201.54°, with 27.66% saturation and 72.35% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4919

Complementary

  1. #a5becc
  2. #ccb3a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5becc
  2. #cca5aa
  3. #ccc6a5

Analogous

  1. #a5ccc6
  2. #a5becc
  3. #a5aacc

Triadic

  1. #a5becc
  2. #cca5be
  3. #becca5

Tetradic

  1. #a5becc
  2. #b3a5cc
  3. #ccb3a5
  4. #becca5

Square

  1. #a5becc
  2. #c6a5cc
  3. #ccb3a5
  4. #aacca5

Monochromatic

  1. #4e748a
  2. #749bb0
  3. #a5becc
  4. #d6e1e8
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#a5becc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5becc
  2. #95abb8
  3. #8498a3
  4. #74858f
  5. #63727a
  6. #535f66
  7. #424c52
  8. #32393d
  9. #212629
  10. #111314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5becc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5becc
  2. #aec5d1
  3. #b7cbd6
  4. #c0d2db
  5. #c9d8e0
  6. #d2dfe6
  7. #dbe5eb
  8. #e4ecf0
  9. #edf2f5
  10. #f6f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5becc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5becc
  2. #a1b8c4
  3. #9eb2bd
  4. #9aabb5
  5. #96a5ae
  6. #939fa6
  7. #8f999e
  8. #8b9397
  9. #878c8f
  10. #848688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bcc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b8cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ac2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0bdcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbbcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fc0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5becc {
  color: #a5becc;
}
Background
.bg-a5becc {
  background-color: #a5becc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5becc {
  border: 2px solid #a5becc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5becc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 190 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 28% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5becc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5becc, #a5aacc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5becc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 190 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 2.98 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.95 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.37 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.75 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.60 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.20 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.29 #5a4133 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a5becc  rgb(165, 190, 204)  hsl(202, 28%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#ccb3a5  rgb(204, 179, 165)  hsl(22, 28%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#cca5be  rgb(204, 165, 190)  hsl(322, 28%, 72%)  Lilac
#becca5  rgb(190, 204, 165)  hsl(82, 28%, 72%)  Sage