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#ABC4E2

#abc4e2 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#abc4e2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 76.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.34% cyan, 13.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 212.73°, with 48.67% saturation and 77.84% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.5363

Complementary

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #e2c9ab

Split complementary

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #e2adab
  3. #dfe2ab

Analogous

  1. #abdfe2
  2. #abc4e2
  3. #adabe2

Triadic

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #e2abc4
  3. #c4e2ab

Tetradic

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #c9abe2
  3. #e2c9ab
  4. #c4e2ab

Square

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #e2abdf
  3. #e2c9ab
  4. #abe2ad

Monochromatic

  1. #3f75b5
  2. #729cce
  3. #abc4e2
  4. #e4ecf6
  5. #f0f4fa

Shades

#abc4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #9ab0cb
  3. #899db5
  4. #78899e
  5. #677688
  6. #566271
  7. #444e5a
  8. #333b44
  9. #22272d
  10. #111417
  11. #000000

Tints

#abc4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #b3cae5
  3. #bcd0e8
  4. #c4d6eb
  5. #cddcee
  6. #d5e2f1
  7. #dde7f3
  8. #e6edf6
  9. #eef3f9
  10. #f7f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abc4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abc4e2
  2. #a7bdd8
  3. #a2b6ce
  4. #9eb0c5
  5. #9aa9bb
  6. #96a2b1
  7. #919ba7
  8. #8d949d
  9. #898e94
  10. #84878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c2cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c5e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bfe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ccbce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4c4e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0c1e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2c8d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abc4e2 {
  color: #abc4e2;
}
Background
.bg-abc4e2 {
  background-color: #abc4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abc4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #abc4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abc4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 196 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 49% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abc4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc4e2, #adabe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abc4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 196 226 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 1.61 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.95 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.66 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.06 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.56 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.88 #543b1d Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#abc4e2  rgb(171, 196, 226)  hsl(213, 49%, 78%)  Light Steel Blue
#e2c9ab  rgb(226, 201, 171)  hsl(33, 49%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#e2abc4  rgb(226, 171, 196)  hsl(333, 49%, 78%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#c4e2ab  rgb(196, 226, 171)  hsl(93, 49%, 78%)  Tea Green