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#ABABCB

#ababcb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ababcb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 67.06% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.76% cyan, 15.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 23.53% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.421

Complementary

  1. #ababcb
  2. #cbcbab

Split complementary

  1. #ababcb
  2. #cbbbab
  3. #bbcbab

Analogous

  1. #abbbcb
  2. #ababcb
  3. #bbabcb

Triadic

  1. #ababcb
  2. #cbabab
  3. #abcbab

Tetradic

  1. #ababcb
  2. #cbabcb
  3. #cbcbab
  4. #abcbab

Square

  1. #ababcb
  2. #cbabbb
  3. #cbcbab
  4. #abcbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #545488
  2. #7c7cae
  3. #ababcb
  4. #dadae8
  5. #f2f2f7

Shades

#ababcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ababcb
  2. #9a9ab7
  3. #8989a2
  4. #78788e
  5. #67677a
  6. #565666
  7. #444451
  8. #33333d
  9. #222229
  10. #111114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ababcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ababcb
  2. #b3b3d0
  3. #bcbcd5
  4. #c4c4db
  5. #cdcde0
  6. #d5d5e5
  7. #ddddea
  8. #e6e6ef
  9. #eeeef5
  10. #f7f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ababcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ababcb
  2. #a7a7c4
  3. #a2a2bc
  4. #9e9eb5
  5. #9a9aad
  6. #9696a6
  7. #91919e
  8. #8d8d97
  9. #89898f
  10. #848488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adadba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3afcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3adca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4b0b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7adcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6acca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7aebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ababcb {
  color: #ababcb;
}
Background
.bg-ababcb {
  background-color: #ababcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ababcb {
  border: 2px solid #ababcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ababcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 171 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 24% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ababcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ababcb, #bbabcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ababcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 171 203 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 4.32 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.76 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.81 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.83 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.19 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.66 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.67 #545434 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#ababcb  rgb(171, 171, 203)  hsl(240, 24%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cbcbab  rgb(203, 203, 171)  hsl(60, 24%, 73%)  Sage
#cbabab  rgb(203, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 24%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#abcbab  rgb(171, 203, 171)  hsl(120, 24%, 73%)  Dark Sea Green