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#ABBABD

#abbabd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#abbabd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 72.94% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.52% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 12% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4745

Complementary

  1. #abbabd
  2. #bdaeab

Split complementary

  1. #abbabd
  2. #bdabb1
  3. #bdb7ab

Analogous

  1. #abbdb7
  2. #abbabd
  3. #abb1bd

Triadic

  1. #abbabd
  2. #bdabba
  3. #babdab

Tetradic

  1. #abbabd
  2. #aeabbd
  3. #bdaeab
  4. #babdab

Square

  1. #abbabd
  2. #b7abbd
  3. #bdaeab
  4. #b1bdab

Monochromatic

  1. #5b7074
  2. #80979b
  3. #abbabd
  4. #d6dddf
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#abbabd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abbabd
  2. #9aa7aa
  3. #899597
  4. #788284
  5. #677071
  6. #565d5f
  7. #444a4c
  8. #333839
  9. #222526
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#abbabd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abbabd
  2. #b3c1c4
  3. #bcc8ca
  4. #c4cfd1
  5. #cdd6d7
  6. #d5ddde
  7. #dde3e5
  8. #e6eaeb
  9. #eef1f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abbabd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abbabd
  2. #a7b4b7
  3. #a2aeb1
  4. #9ea9ab
  5. #9aa3a5
  6. #969d9f
  7. #919798
  8. #8d9192
  9. #898c8c
  10. #848686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b8ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b6bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b9bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b8bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8bbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abbabd {
  color: #abbabd;
}
Background
.bg-abbabd {
  background-color: #abbabd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abbabd {
  border: 2px solid #abbabd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abbabd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 186 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 12% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abbabd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abbabd, #abb1bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abbabd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 186 189 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.40 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.98 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.59 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.97 #544542 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#abbabd  rgb(171, 186, 189)  hsl(190, 12%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#bdaeab  rgb(189, 174, 171)  hsl(10, 12%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#bdabba  rgb(189, 171, 186)  hsl(310, 12%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#babdab  rgb(186, 189, 171)  hsl(70, 12%, 71%)  Ash Gray