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#ABBFC6

#abbfc6 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#abbfc6 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 74.9% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.64% cyan, 3.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 195.56°, with 19.15% saturation and 72.35% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.5

Complementary

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #c6b2ab

Split complementary

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #c6abb1
  3. #c6bfab

Analogous

  1. #abc6bf
  2. #abbfc6
  3. #abb1c6

Triadic

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #c6abbf
  3. #bfc6ab

Tetradic

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #b2abc6
  3. #c6b2ab
  4. #bfc6ab

Square

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #bfabc6
  3. #c6b2ab
  4. #b1c6ab

Monochromatic

  1. #577681
  2. #7d9ca7
  3. #abbfc6
  4. #d9e2e5
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#abbfc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #9aacb2
  3. #89999e
  4. #78868b
  5. #677377
  6. #566063
  7. #444c4f
  8. #33393b
  9. #222628
  10. #111314
  11. #000000

Tints

#abbfc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #b3c5cc
  3. #bcccd1
  4. #c4d2d7
  5. #cdd9dd
  6. #d5dfe3
  7. #dde5e8
  8. #e6ecee
  9. #eef2f4
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abbfc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abbfc6
  2. #a7b9bf
  3. #a2b2b8
  4. #9eacb1
  5. #9aa6aa
  6. #96a0a3
  7. #91999c
  8. #8d9395
  9. #898d8e
  10. #848687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5bdc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4c1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bec6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bcc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c1c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abbfc6 {
  color: #abbfc6;
}
Background
.bg-abbfc6 {
  background-color: #abbfc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abbfc6 {
  border: 2px solid #abbfc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abbfc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 191 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 19% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abbfc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abbfc6, #abb1c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abbfc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 191 198 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 2.09 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.92 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.62 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.69 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.90 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.21 #544039 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#abbfc6  rgb(171, 191, 198)  hsl(196, 19%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c6b2ab  rgb(198, 178, 171)  hsl(16, 19%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#c6abbf  rgb(198, 171, 191)  hsl(316, 19%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#bfc6ab  rgb(191, 198, 171)  hsl(76, 19%, 72%)  Ash Gray