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#ABB0EC

#abb0ec ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#abb0ec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 69.02% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.54% cyan, 25.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 63.11% saturation and 79.8% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.4576

Complementary

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #ece7ab

Split complementary

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #ecc6ab
  3. #d0ecab

Analogous

  1. #abd0ec
  2. #abb0ec
  3. #c6abec

Triadic

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #ecabb0
  3. #b0ecab

Tetradic

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #e7abec
  3. #ece7ab
  4. #b0ecab

Square

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #ecabd0
  3. #ece7ab
  4. #abecc6

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3bcf
  2. #6d75de
  3. #abb0ec
  4. #e9ebfa
  5. #eeeffb

Shades

#abb0ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #9a9ed4
  3. #898dbd
  4. #787ba5
  5. #676a8e
  6. #565876
  7. #44465e
  8. #333547
  9. #22232f
  10. #111218
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb0ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #b3b8ee
  3. #bcc0f0
  4. #c4c8f2
  5. #cdd0f4
  6. #d5d8f6
  7. #dddff7
  8. #e6e7f9
  9. #eeeffb
  10. #f7f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb0ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb0ec
  2. #a7abe1
  3. #a2a6d6
  4. #9ea2cc
  5. #9a9dc1
  6. #9698b6
  7. #9193ab
  8. #8d8ea0
  9. #898a96
  10. #84858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b3cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fb7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb2ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bbbc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b4ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2b1eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2b7d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb0ec {
  color: #abb0ec;
}
Background
.bg-abb0ec {
  background-color: #abb0ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb0ec {
  border: 2px solid #abb0ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb0ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 176 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 63% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb0ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb0ec, #c6abec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb0ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 176 236 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.52 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.76 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.28 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.04 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.33 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 13.77 #544f13 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#abb0ec  rgb(171, 176, 236)  hsl(235, 63%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ece7ab  rgb(236, 231, 171)  hsl(55, 63%, 80%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ecabb0  rgb(236, 171, 176)  hsl(355, 63%, 80%)  Pastel Pink
#b0ecab  rgb(176, 236, 171)  hsl(115, 63%, 80%)  Granny Smith Apple