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#AACCDC

#aaccdc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaccdc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 80% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 7.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 199.2°, with 41.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.569

Complementary

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #dcbaaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #dcaab3
  3. #dcd3aa

Analogous

  1. #aadcd3
  2. #aaccdc
  3. #aab3dc

Triadic

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #dcaacc
  3. #ccdcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #baaadc
  3. #dcbaaa
  4. #ccdcaa

Square

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #d3aadc
  3. #dcbaaa
  4. #b3dcaa

Monochromatic

  1. #4588a8
  2. #74abc6
  3. #aaccdc
  4. #e0edf2
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#aaccdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #99b8c6
  3. #88a3b0
  4. #778f9a
  5. #667a84
  6. #55666e
  7. #445258
  8. #333d42
  9. #22292c
  10. #111416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaccdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #b3d1e0
  3. #bbd6e3
  4. #c4dbe7
  5. #cce0ea
  6. #d5e6ee
  7. #ddebf1
  8. #e6f0f5
  9. #eef5f8
  10. #f7fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaccdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaccdc
  2. #a6c4d3
  3. #a2bdca
  4. #9db5c0
  5. #99aeb7
  6. #95a6ae
  7. #919ea5
  8. #8d979c
  9. #888f92
  10. #848889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc9d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4cadd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc4dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cd1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bacbdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2cfd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaccdc {
  color: #aaccdc;
}
Background
.bg-aaccdc {
  background-color: #aaccdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaccdc {
  border: 2px solid #aaccdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaccdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 204 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 42% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaccdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaccdc, #aab3dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaccdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 204 220 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.40 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.48 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.78 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.30 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.21 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.68 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.83 #553323 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#aaccdc  rgb(170, 204, 220)  hsl(199, 42%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#dcbaaa  rgb(220, 186, 170)  hsl(19, 42%, 76%)  Zinnwaldite
#dcaacc  rgb(220, 170, 204)  hsl(319, 42%, 76%)  Lilac
#ccdcaa  rgb(204, 220, 170)  hsl(79, 42%, 76%)  Tea Green