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#91C9CB

#91c9cb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#91c9cb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 78.82% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 0.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 182.07°, with 35.8% saturation and 68.24% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.59.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.521

Complementary

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #cb9391

Split complementary

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #cb91ac
  3. #cbb091

Analogous

  1. #91cbb0
  2. #91c9cb
  3. #91accb

Triadic

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #cb91c9
  3. #c9cb91

Tetradic

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #9391cb
  3. #cb9391
  4. #c9cb91

Square

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #b091cb
  3. #cb9391
  4. #accb91

Monochromatic

  1. #3f8284
  2. #5db0b2
  3. #91c9cb
  4. #c5e3e4
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#91c9cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #83b5b7
  3. #74a1a2
  4. #668d8e
  5. #57797a
  6. #496566
  7. #3a5051
  8. #2c3c3d
  9. #1d2829
  10. #0f1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#91c9cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #9cced0
  3. #a7d4d5
  4. #b2d9db
  5. #bddfe0
  6. #c8e4e5
  7. #d3e9ea
  8. #deefef
  9. #e9f4f5
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#91c9cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #91c9cb
  2. #8fc2c4
  3. #8ebabc
  4. #8cb3b5
  5. #8aacad
  6. #89a5a6
  7. #879d9e
  8. #859697
  9. #838f8f
  10. #828788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec3c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7dcdc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c6cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9c1cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85cbca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-91c9cb {
  color: #91c9cb;
}
Background
.bg-91c9cb {
  background-color: #91c9cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-91c9cb {
  border: 2px solid #91c9cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #91c9cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 201 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 36% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-91c9cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #91c9cb, #91accb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-91c9cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 201 203 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.27 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.64 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.01 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.60 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.31 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.56 #6e3634 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#91c9cb  rgb(145, 201, 203)  hsl(182, 36%, 68%)  Powder Blue
#cb9391  rgb(203, 147, 145)  hsl(2, 36%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#cb91c9  rgb(203, 145, 201)  hsl(302, 36%, 68%)  Plum
#c9cb91  rgb(201, 203, 145)  hsl(62, 36%, 68%)  Sage