ColorTool
Log in
#ABAED7

#abaed7 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#abaed7 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 68.24% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.47% cyan, 19.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 235.91°, with 35.48% saturation and 75.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 3.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9999cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4384

Complementary

  1. #abaed7
  2. #d7d4ab

Split complementary

  1. #abaed7
  2. #d7beab
  3. #c4d7ab

Analogous

  1. #abc4d7
  2. #abaed7
  3. #beabd7

Triadic

  1. #abaed7
  2. #d7abae
  3. #aed7ab

Tetradic

  1. #abaed7
  2. #d4abd7
  3. #d7d4ab
  4. #aed7ab

Square

  1. #abaed7
  2. #d7abc4
  3. #d7d4ab
  4. #abd7be

Monochromatic

  1. #4b519e
  2. #777cbe
  3. #abaed7
  4. #dfe0f0
  5. #f1f2f8

Shades

#abaed7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abaed7
  2. #9a9dc2
  3. #898bac
  4. #787a97
  5. #676881
  6. #56576c
  7. #444656
  8. #333441
  9. #22232b
  10. #111116
  11. #000000

Tints

#abaed7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abaed7
  2. #b3b6db
  3. #bcbedf
  4. #c4c6e3
  5. #cdcee7
  6. #d5d7eb
  7. #dddfef
  8. #e6e7f3
  9. #eeeff7
  10. #f7f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abaed7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abaed7
  2. #a7a9ce
  3. #a2a5c6
  4. #9ea0bd
  5. #9a9cb4
  6. #9697ac
  7. #9192a3
  8. #8d8e9a
  9. #898991
  10. #848589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb0c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b2d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2afd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b1d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5afd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5b2c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-abaed7 {
  color: #abaed7;
}
Background
.bg-abaed7 {
  background-color: #abaed7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abaed7 {
  border: 2px solid #abaed7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abaed7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 174 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 35% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abaed7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abaed7, #beabd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abaed7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 174 215 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 3.48 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.38 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.89 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.13 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.34 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.82 #545128 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#abaed7  rgb(171, 174, 215)  hsl(236, 35%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d7d4ab  rgb(215, 212, 171)  hsl(56, 35%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#d7abae  rgb(215, 171, 174)  hsl(356, 35%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#aed7ab  rgb(174, 215, 171)  hsl(116, 35%, 76%)  Celadon