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#ABB6BF

#abb6bf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#abb6bf is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 71.37% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.47% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 207°, with 13.51% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.

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Relative luminance0.4588

Complementary

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #bfb4ab

Split complementary

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #bfabac
  3. #bfbeab

Analogous

  1. #abbfbe
  2. #abb6bf
  3. #abacbf

Triadic

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #bfabb6
  3. #b6bfab

Tetradic

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #b4abbf
  3. #bfb4ab
  4. #b6bfab

Square

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #beabbf
  3. #bfb4ab
  4. #acbfab

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6a77
  2. #80909e
  3. #abb6bf
  4. #d6dce0
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#abb6bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #9aa4ac
  3. #899299
  4. #787f86
  5. #676d73
  6. #565b60
  7. #44494c
  8. #333739
  9. #222426
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb6bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #b3bdc5
  3. #bcc5cc
  4. #c4ccd2
  5. #cdd3d9
  6. #d5dbdf
  7. #dde2e5
  8. #e6e9ec
  9. #eef0f2
  10. #f7f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb6bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb6bf
  2. #a7b1b9
  3. #a2abb2
  4. #9ea6ac
  5. #9aa0a6
  6. #969ba0
  7. #919699
  8. #8d9093
  9. #898b8d
  10. #848586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b6bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6b8b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb4bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8b7bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb6bf {
  color: #abb6bf;
}
Background
.bg-abb6bf {
  background-color: #abb6bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb6bf {
  border: 2px solid #abb6bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb6bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 182 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 14% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb6bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb6bf, #abacbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb6bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 182 191 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.59 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.39 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.52 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.54 #544940 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#abb6bf  rgb(171, 182, 191)  hsl(207, 14%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#bfb4ab  rgb(191, 180, 171)  hsl(27, 14%, 71%)  Silver
#bfabb6  rgb(191, 171, 182)  hsl(327, 14%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b6bfab  rgb(182, 191, 171)  hsl(87, 14%, 71%)  Ash Gray