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#A7BABE

#a7babe ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a7babe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 72.94% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.11% cyan, 2.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 190.43°, with 15.03% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.4705

Complementary

  1. #a7babe
  2. #beaba7

Split complementary

  1. #a7babe
  2. #bea7af
  3. #beb6a7

Analogous

  1. #a7beb6
  2. #a7babe
  3. #a7afbe

Triadic

  1. #a7babe
  2. #bea7ba
  3. #babea7

Tetradic

  1. #a7babe
  2. #aba7be
  3. #beaba7
  4. #babea7

Square

  1. #a7babe
  2. #b6a7be
  3. #beaba7
  4. #afbea7

Monochromatic

  1. #577075
  2. #7b989d
  3. #a7babe
  4. #d3ddde
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#a7babe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7babe
  2. #96a7ab
  3. #869598
  4. #758285
  5. #647072
  6. #545d5f
  7. #434a4c
  8. #323839
  9. #212526
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7babe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7babe
  2. #b0c1c5
  3. #b9c8cb
  4. #c1cfd2
  5. #cad6d8
  6. #d3dddf
  7. #dce3e5
  8. #e5eaec
  9. #edf1f2
  10. #f6f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7babe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7babe
  2. #a3b4b8
  3. #9faeb2
  4. #9ba9ab
  5. #97a3a5
  6. #949d9f
  7. #909799
  8. #8c9193
  9. #888c8c
  10. #848686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b8ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b8be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b9be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb7be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3bbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7babe {
  color: #a7babe;
}
Background
.bg-a7babe {
  background-color: #a7babe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7babe {
  border: 2px solid #a7babe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7babe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 186 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 15% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7babe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7babe, #a7afbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7babe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 186 190 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.80 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.63 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.70 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.83 #584541 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a7babe  rgb(167, 186, 190)  hsl(190, 15%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#beaba7  rgb(190, 171, 167)  hsl(10, 15%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#bea7ba  rgb(190, 167, 186)  hsl(310, 15%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#babea7  rgb(186, 190, 167)  hsl(70, 15%, 70%)  Ash Gray