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#ABBCC7

#abbcc7 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#abbcc7 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 73.73% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.07% cyan, 5.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 203.57°, with 20% saturation and 72.55% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.4875

Complementary

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #c7b6ab

Split complementary

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #c7abae
  3. #c7c4ab

Analogous

  1. #abc7c4
  2. #abbcc7
  3. #abaec7

Triadic

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #c7abbc
  3. #bcc7ab

Tetradic

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #b6abc7
  3. #c7b6ab
  4. #bcc7ab

Square

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #c4abc7
  3. #c7b6ab
  4. #aec7ab

Monochromatic

  1. #577182
  2. #7d97a8
  3. #abbcc7
  4. #d9e1e6
  5. #f3f5f7

Shades

#abbcc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #9aa9b3
  3. #89969f
  4. #78848b
  5. #677177
  6. #565e64
  7. #444b50
  8. #33383c
  9. #222628
  10. #111314
  11. #000000

Tints

#abbcc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #b3c3cd
  3. #bcc9d2
  4. #c4d0d8
  5. #cdd7dd
  6. #d5dee3
  7. #dde4e9
  8. #e6ebee
  9. #eef2f4
  10. #f7f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abbcc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abbcc7
  2. #a7b6c0
  3. #a2b0b9
  4. #9eaab2
  5. #9aa4ab
  6. #969ea4
  7. #91989c
  8. #8d9295
  9. #898c8e
  10. #848687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4babf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bbc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b8c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4bfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2bcc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7bec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abbcc7 {
  color: #abbcc7;
}
Background
.bg-abbcc7 {
  background-color: #abbcc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abbcc7 {
  border: 2px solid #abbcc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abbcc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 188 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 20% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abbcc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abbcc7, #abaec7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abbcc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 188 199 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.73 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.35 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.49 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.84 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.90 #544338 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#abbcc7  rgb(171, 188, 199)  hsl(204, 20%, 73%)  Pastel Blue
#c7b6ab  rgb(199, 182, 171)  hsl(24, 20%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#c7abbc  rgb(199, 171, 188)  hsl(324, 20%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#bcc7ab  rgb(188, 199, 171)  hsl(84, 20%, 73%)  Ash Gray