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#A2BBCD

#a2bbcd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a2bbcd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.98% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 205.12°, with 30.07% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.4763

Complementary

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #cdb4a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #cda2a5
  3. #cdcaa2

Analogous

  1. #a2cdca
  2. #a2bbcd
  3. #a2a5cd

Triadic

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #cda2bb
  3. #bbcda2

Tetradic

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #b4a2cd
  3. #cdb4a2
  4. #bbcda2

Square

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #caa2cd
  3. #cdb4a2
  4. #a5cda2

Monochromatic

  1. #4b708b
  2. #7097b2
  3. #a2bbcd
  4. #d4dfe8
  5. #f2f5f8

Shades

#a2bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #92a8b9
  3. #8296a4
  4. #718390
  5. #61707b
  6. #515e67
  7. #414b52
  8. #31383e
  9. #202529
  10. #101315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #abc2d2
  3. #b5c9d7
  4. #becfdc
  5. #c7d6e1
  6. #d1dde6
  7. #dae4eb
  8. #e3ebf0
  9. #ecf1f5
  10. #f6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2bbcd
  2. #9fb5c5
  3. #9bafbe
  4. #98a9b6
  5. #94a3ae
  6. #919ea7
  7. #8e989f
  8. #8a9297
  9. #878c8f
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb9c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb5cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adbbce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b8cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bbec6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2bbcd {
  color: #a2bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-a2bbcd {
  background-color: #a2bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #a2bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 30% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2bbcd, #a2a5cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.80 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.18 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.37 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.81 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.92 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.31 #5d4432 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#a2bbcd  rgb(162, 187, 205)  hsl(205, 30%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#cdb4a2  rgb(205, 180, 162)  hsl(25, 30%, 72%)  Desert Sand
#cda2bb  rgb(205, 162, 187)  hsl(325, 30%, 72%)  Lilac
#bbcda2  rgb(187, 205, 162)  hsl(85, 30%, 72%)  Celadon