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#ABCDEC Andromeda Blue

#ABCDEC is a light, muted blue named Andromeda Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 80.4% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(171, 205, 236)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 63% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #ABCDEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.68:1.

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Variations of #ABCDEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ABCDEC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

ABCDECECCAAB
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

ABCDECECABADECEBAB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

ABCDECABECEBABADEC
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

ABCDECECABCDCDECAB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

ABCDECCAABECECCAABCDECAB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

ABCDECEBABECECCAABACECAB
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#ABCDEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABCDEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9C6EB
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CDEE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBCCED
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9C6EB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5C9EC
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #98D4D7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A4D0E3
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2CAD2

#ABCDEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#ABCDEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.68:1 Super#ABCDEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABCDEC in CSS

/* Andromeda Blue */
.color { color: #ABCDEC; }
.background { background-color: #ABCDEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABCDEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 205 236);
color: hsl(209 63% 80%);
color: oklch(0.834 0.057 246.1);

#ABCDEC FAQ

What color is #ABCDEC?

#ABCDEC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Andromeda Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ABCDEC?

#ABCDEC is rgb(171, 205, 236) in RGB, hsl(209, 63%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABCDEC?

The complementary color of #ABCDEC is #ECCAAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABCDEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABCDEC: 12.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABCDEC a warm or cool color?

#ABCDEC is a cool color.