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#ADB8C2

#adb8c2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#adb8c2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 72.16% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.82% cyan, 5.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 208.57°, with 14.69% saturation and 71.96% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #c2b7ad

Split complementary

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #c2adad
  3. #c2c2ad

Analogous

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #adb8c2
  3. #adadc2

Triadic

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #c2adb8
  3. #b8c2ad

Tetradic

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #b7adc2
  3. #c2b7ad
  4. #b8c2ad

Square

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #c2adc2
  3. #c2b7ad
  4. #adc2ad

Monochromatic

  1. #5b6c7b
  2. #8192a1
  3. #adb8c2
  4. #d9dee3
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#adb8c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #9ca6af
  3. #8a939b
  4. #798188
  5. #686e74
  6. #575c61
  7. #454a4e
  8. #34373a
  9. #232527
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#adb8c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #b5bfc8
  3. #bdc6ce
  4. #c6cdd4
  5. #ced4da
  6. #d6dce1
  7. #dee3e7
  8. #e6eaed
  9. #eff1f3
  10. #f7f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adb8c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adb8c2
  2. #a9b2bb
  3. #a4adb5
  4. #a0a7ae
  5. #9ba2a8
  6. #979ca1
  7. #92969a
  8. #8e9194
  9. #898b8d
  10. #858687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b8c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b6c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8babb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b8c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b7c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adb8c2 {
  color: #adb8c2;
}
Background
.bg-adb8c2 {
  background-color: #adb8c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adb8c2 {
  border: 2px solid #adb8c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adb8c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 184 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 15% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adb8c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adb8c2, #adadc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adb8c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 184 194 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.88 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.49 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.08 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.96 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.36 #52473d Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#adb8c2  rgb(173, 184, 194)  hsl(209, 15%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c2b7ad  rgb(194, 183, 173)  hsl(29, 15%, 72%)  Silver
#c2adb8  rgb(194, 173, 184)  hsl(329, 15%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b8c2ad  rgb(184, 194, 173)  hsl(89, 15%, 72%)  Ash Gray