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#AABECF

#aabecf ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aabecf is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 74.51% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.87% cyan, 8.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 207.57°, with 27.82% saturation and 73.92% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.4988

Complementary

  1. #aabecf
  2. #cfbbaa

Split complementary

  1. #aabecf
  2. #cfaaab
  3. #cfcdaa

Analogous

  1. #aacfcd
  2. #aabecf
  3. #aaabcf

Triadic

  1. #aabecf
  2. #cfaabe
  3. #becfaa

Tetradic

  1. #aabecf
  2. #bbaacf
  3. #cfbbaa
  4. #becfaa

Square

  1. #aabecf
  2. #cdaacf
  3. #cfbbaa
  4. #abcfaa

Monochromatic

  1. #51738f
  2. #7999b3
  3. #aabecf
  4. #dbe3eb
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#aabecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aabecf
  2. #99abba
  3. #8898a6
  4. #778591
  5. #66727c
  6. #555f68
  7. #444c53
  8. #33393e
  9. #222629
  10. #111315
  11. #000000

Tints

#aabecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aabecf
  2. #b3c5d4
  3. #bbcbd9
  4. #c4d2dd
  5. #ccd8e2
  6. #d5dfe7
  7. #dde5ec
  8. #e6ecf1
  9. #eef2f5
  10. #f7f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aabecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aabecf
  2. #a6b8c7
  3. #a2b2bf
  4. #9dabb7
  5. #99a5af
  6. #959fa8
  7. #9199a0
  8. #8d9398
  9. #888c90
  10. #848688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5bcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bacf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0c2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2bed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbbcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4c0c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aabecf {
  color: #aabecf;
}
Background
.bg-aabecf {
  background-color: #aabecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aabecf {
  border: 2px solid #aabecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aabecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 190 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 28% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aabecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aabecf, #aaabcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aabecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 190 207 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.07 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.76 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.47 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.16 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.16 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.45 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.63 #554130 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#aabecf  rgb(170, 190, 207)  hsl(208, 28%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#cfbbaa  rgb(207, 187, 170)  hsl(28, 28%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#cfaabe  rgb(207, 170, 190)  hsl(328, 28%, 74%)  Lilac
#becfaa  rgb(190, 207, 170)  hsl(88, 28%, 74%)  Tea Green