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#ADCEDC

#adcedc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#adcedc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 80.78% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.36% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 197.87°, with 40.17% saturation and 77.06% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.5819

Complementary

  1. #adcedc
  2. #dcbbad

Split complementary

  1. #adcedc
  2. #dcadb7
  3. #dcd3ad

Analogous

  1. #addcd3
  2. #adcedc
  3. #adb7dc

Triadic

  1. #adcedc
  2. #dcadce
  3. #cedcad

Tetradic

  1. #adcedc
  2. #bbaddc
  3. #dcbbad
  4. #cedcad

Square

  1. #adcedc
  2. #d3addc
  3. #dcbbad
  4. #b7dcad

Monochromatic

  1. #488ba8
  2. #77aec5
  3. #adcedc
  4. #e3eef3
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#adcedc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adcedc
  2. #9cb9c6
  3. #8aa5b0
  4. #79909a
  5. #687c84
  6. #57676e
  7. #455258
  8. #343e42
  9. #23292c
  10. #111516
  11. #000000

Tints

#adcedc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adcedc
  2. #b5d3e0
  3. #bdd8e3
  4. #c6dde7
  5. #cee2ea
  6. #d6e7ee
  7. #deebf1
  8. #e6f0f5
  9. #eff5f8
  10. #f7fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adcedc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adcedc
  2. #a9c6d3
  3. #a4beca
  4. #a0b7c0
  5. #9bafb7
  6. #97a7ae
  7. #929fa5
  8. #8e979c
  9. #899092
  10. #858889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #becbd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ccdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d2d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcddc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c9dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5d1d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adcedc {
  color: #adcedc;
}
Background
.bg-adcedc {
  background-color: #adcedc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adcedc {
  border: 2px solid #adcedc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adcedc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 206 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 40% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adcedc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adcedc, #adb7dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adcedc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 206 220 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.13 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.29 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 3.31 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 4.34 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.92 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.99 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.16 #523123 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#adcedc  rgb(173, 206, 220)  hsl(198, 40%, 77%)  Pastel Blue
#dcbbad  rgb(220, 187, 173)  hsl(18, 40%, 77%)  Zinnwaldite
#dcadce  rgb(220, 173, 206)  hsl(318, 40%, 77%)  Lilac
#cedcad  rgb(206, 220, 173)  hsl(78, 40%, 77%)  Tea Green