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#91B3BC

#91b3bc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#91b3bc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 70.2% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.87% cyan, 4.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 192.56°, with 24.29% saturation and 65.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.4189

Complementary

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #bc9a91

Split complementary

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #bc919d
  3. #bcaf91

Analogous

  1. #91bcaf
  2. #91b3bc
  3. #919dbc

Triadic

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #bc91b3
  3. #b3bc91

Tetradic

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #9a91bc
  3. #bc9a91
  4. #b3bc91

Square

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #af91bc
  3. #bc9a91
  4. #9dbc91

Monochromatic

  1. #446770
  2. #61929f
  3. #91b3bc
  4. #c1d4d9
  5. #f0f5f6

Shades

#91b3bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #83a1a9
  3. #748f96
  4. #667d84
  5. #576b71
  6. #495a5e
  7. #3a484b
  8. #2c3638
  9. #1d2426
  10. #0f1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#91b3bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #9cbbc3
  3. #a7c2c9
  4. #b2cad0
  5. #bdd1d7
  6. #c8d9de
  7. #d3e1e4
  8. #dee8eb
  9. #e9f0f2
  10. #f4f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#91b3bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #91b3bc
  2. #8faeb6
  3. #8ea9b0
  4. #8ca4aa
  5. #8a9fa4
  6. #899a9e
  7. #879498
  8. #858f92
  9. #838a8c
  10. #828586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b0b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb0bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5abbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84b7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b1bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eaebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89b5b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-91b3bc {
  color: #91b3bc;
}
Background
.bg-91b3bc {
  background-color: #91b3bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-91b3bc {
  border: 2px solid #91b3bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #91b3bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 179 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-91b3bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #91b3bc, #919dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-91b3bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 179 188 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.94 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.47 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.53 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.62 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.65 #6e4c43 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#91b3bc  rgb(145, 179, 188)  hsl(193, 24%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#bc9a91  rgb(188, 154, 145)  hsl(13, 24%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#bc91b3  rgb(188, 145, 179)  hsl(313, 24%, 65%)  Lilac
#b3bc91  rgb(179, 188, 145)  hsl(73, 24%, 65%)  Sage