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#A8CBCF

#a8cbcf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8cbcf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 79.61% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.84% cyan, 1.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 186.15°, with 28.89% saturation and 73.53% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.5554

Complementary

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #cfaca8

Split complementary

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #cfa8b8
  3. #cfbfa8

Analogous

  1. #a8cfbf
  2. #a8cbcf
  3. #a8b8cf

Triadic

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #cfa8cb
  3. #cbcfa8

Tetradic

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #aca8cf
  3. #cfaca8
  4. #cbcfa8

Square

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #bfa8cf
  3. #cfaca8
  4. #b8cfa8

Monochromatic

  1. #4f888f
  2. #77aeb4
  3. #a8cbcf
  4. #d9e8ea
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#a8cbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #97b7ba
  3. #86a2a6
  4. #768e91
  5. #657a7c
  6. #546668
  7. #435153
  8. #323d3e
  9. #222929
  10. #111415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8cbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #b1d0d4
  3. #b9d5d9
  4. #c2dbdd
  5. #cbe0e2
  6. #d4e5e7
  7. #dceaec
  8. #e5eff1
  9. #eef5f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8cbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8cbcf
  2. #a4c4c7
  3. #a0bcbf
  4. #9cb5b7
  5. #98adaf
  6. #94a6a8
  7. #909ea0
  8. #8c9798
  9. #888f90
  10. #848888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac7c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c8cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec2cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ccecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac9cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c6cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1cdcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8cbcf {
  color: #a8cbcf;
}
Background
.bg-a8cbcf {
  background-color: #a8cbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8cbcf {
  border: 2px solid #a8cbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8cbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 203 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 29% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8cbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8cbcf, #a8b8cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8cbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 203 207 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.74 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.01 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.38 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.42 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.58 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.56 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.67 #573430 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a8cbcf  rgb(168, 203, 207)  hsl(186, 29%, 74%)  Pastel Blue
#cfaca8  rgb(207, 172, 168)  hsl(6, 29%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#cfa8cb  rgb(207, 168, 203)  hsl(306, 29%, 74%)  Lilac
#cbcfa8  rgb(203, 207, 168)  hsl(66, 29%, 74%)  Sage