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#ABD8D9

#abd8d9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#abd8d9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 84.71% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.2% cyan, 0.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 181.3°, with 37.7% saturation and 76.08% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.6278

Complementary

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #d9acab

Split complementary

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #d9abc1
  3. #d9c3ab

Analogous

  1. #abd9c3
  2. #abd8d9
  3. #abc1d9

Triadic

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #d9abd8
  3. #d8d9ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #acabd9
  3. #d9acab
  4. #d8d9ab

Square

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #c3abd9
  3. #d9acab
  4. #c1d9ab

Monochromatic

  1. #49a0a2
  2. #76c0c1
  3. #abd8d9
  4. #e0f0f1
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#abd8d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #9ac2c3
  3. #89adae
  4. #789798
  5. #678282
  6. #566c6d
  7. #445657
  8. #334141
  9. #222b2b
  10. #111616
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd8d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #b3dcdd
  3. #bce0e1
  4. #c4e4e4
  5. #cde8e8
  6. #d5ecec
  7. #ddeff0
  8. #e6f3f4
  9. #eef7f7
  10. #f7fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd8d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd8d9
  2. #a7cfd0
  3. #a2c6c7
  4. #9ebebe
  5. #9ab5b5
  6. #96acad
  7. #91a3a4
  8. #8d9a9b
  9. #899292
  10. #848989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d3d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d4d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cdd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cdbd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3d5d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bed1d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2dad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd8d9 {
  color: #abd8d9;
}
Background
.bg-abd8d9 {
  background-color: #abd8d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd8d9 {
  border: 2px solid #abd8d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd8d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 216 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 38% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd8d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd8d9, #abc1d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd8d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 216 217 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 2.76 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.60 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.99 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.42 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.21 #542726 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#abd8d9  rgb(171, 216, 217)  hsl(181, 38%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#d9acab  rgb(217, 172, 171)  hsl(1, 38%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#d9abd8  rgb(217, 171, 216)  hsl(301, 38%, 76%)  Lilac
#d8d9ab  rgb(216, 217, 171)  hsl(61, 38%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod