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#A7C8CF

#a7c8cf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a7c8cf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 78.43% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.32% cyan, 3.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 190.5°, with 29.41% saturation and 73.33% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.5403

Complementary

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #cfaea7

Split complementary

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #cfa7b4
  3. #cfc2a7

Analogous

  1. #a7cfc2
  2. #a7c8cf
  3. #a7b4cf

Triadic

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #cfa7c8
  3. #c8cfa7

Tetradic

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #aea7cf
  3. #cfaea7
  4. #c8cfa7

Square

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #c2a7cf
  3. #cfaea7
  4. #b4cfa7

Monochromatic

  1. #4e848f
  2. #75a9b4
  3. #a7c8cf
  4. #d8e7ea
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#a7c8cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #96b4ba
  3. #86a0a6
  4. #758c91
  5. #64787c
  6. #546468
  7. #435053
  8. #323c3e
  9. #212829
  10. #111415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7c8cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #b0ced4
  3. #b9d3d9
  4. #c1d9dd
  5. #cadee2
  6. #d3e4e7
  7. #dce9ec
  8. #e5eff1
  9. #edf4f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7c8cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7c8cf
  2. #a3c1c7
  3. #9fbabf
  4. #9bb2b7
  5. #97abaf
  6. #94a4a8
  7. #909da0
  8. #8c9698
  9. #888e90
  10. #848788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c5c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c5cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc0cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bcbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c6cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c3cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0cacc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7c8cf {
  color: #a7c8cf;
}
Background
.bg-a7c8cf {
  background-color: #a7c8cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7c8cf {
  border: 2px solid #a7c8cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7c8cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 200 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 29% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7c8cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7c8cf, #a7b4cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7c8cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 200 207 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.25 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.71 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.41 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.47 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.60 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.72 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.46 #583730 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a7c8cf  rgb(167, 200, 207)  hsl(191, 29%, 73%)  Pastel Blue
#cfaea7  rgb(207, 174, 167)  hsl(11, 29%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#cfa7c8  rgb(207, 167, 200)  hsl(311, 29%, 73%)  Lilac
#c8cfa7  rgb(200, 207, 167)  hsl(71, 29%, 73%)  Sage