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#ACC4CB

#acc4cb ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#acc4cb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 76.86% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.27% cyan, 3.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 193.55°, with 22.96% saturation and 73.53% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.1.

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Relative luminance0.5256

Complementary

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #cbb3ac

Split complementary

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #cbacb5
  3. #cbc3ac

Analogous

  1. #accbc3
  2. #acc4cb
  3. #acb5cb

Triadic

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #cbacc4
  3. #c4cbac

Tetradic

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #b3accb
  3. #cbb3ac
  4. #c4cbac

Square

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #c3accb
  3. #cbb3ac
  4. #b5cbac

Monochromatic

  1. #567d88
  2. #7da3ae
  3. #acc4cb
  4. #dbe5e8
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#acc4cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #9bb0b7
  3. #8a9da2
  4. #78898e
  5. #67767a
  6. #566266
  7. #454e51
  8. #343b3d
  9. #222729
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#acc4cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #b4cad0
  3. #bdd0d5
  4. #c5d6db
  5. #cddce0
  6. #d6e2e5
  7. #dee7ea
  8. #e6edef
  9. #eef3f5
  10. #f7f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acc4cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acc4cb
  2. #a8bdc4
  3. #a3b6bc
  4. #9fb0b5
  5. #9aa9ad
  6. #96a2a6
  7. #929b9e
  8. #8d9497
  9. #898e8f
  10. #848788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c1c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc2cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c3cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c0cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c6c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acc4cb {
  color: #acc4cb;
}
Background
.bg-acc4cb {
  background-color: #acc4cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acc4cb {
  border: 2px solid #acc4cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acc4cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 196 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 23% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acc4cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acc4cb, #acb5cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acc4cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 196 203 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.10 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.40 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.44 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.03 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.21 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.68 #533b34 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#acc4cb  rgb(172, 196, 203)  hsl(194, 23%, 74%)  Pastel Blue
#cbb3ac  rgb(203, 179, 172)  hsl(14, 23%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#cbacc4  rgb(203, 172, 196)  hsl(314, 23%, 74%)  Lilac
#c4cbac  rgb(196, 203, 172)  hsl(74, 23%, 74%)  Sage