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#96B6BE

#96b6be ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#96b6be is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 71.37% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.05% cyan, 4.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 23.53% saturation and 66.67% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.4366

Complementary

  1. #96b6be
  2. #be9e96

Split complementary

  1. #96b6be
  2. #be96a2
  3. #beb296

Analogous

  1. #96beb2
  2. #96b6be
  3. #96a2be

Triadic

  1. #96b6be
  2. #be96b6
  3. #b6be96

Tetradic

  1. #96b6be
  2. #9e96be
  3. #be9e96
  4. #b6be96

Square

  1. #96b6be
  2. #b296be
  3. #be9e96
  4. #a2be96

Monochromatic

  1. #486b74
  2. #6795a1
  3. #96b6be
  4. #c5d7db
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#96b6be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96b6be
  2. #87a4ab
  3. #789298
  4. #697f85
  5. #5a6d72
  6. #4b5b5f
  7. #3c494c
  8. #2d3739
  9. #1e2426
  10. #0f1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#96b6be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96b6be
  2. #a1bdc5
  3. #abc5cb
  4. #b6ccd2
  5. #c0d3d8
  6. #cbdbdf
  7. #d5e2e5
  8. #e0e9ec
  9. #eaf0f2
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96b6be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96b6be
  2. #94b1b8
  3. #92abb2
  4. #8fa6ab
  5. #8da0a5
  6. #8b9b9f
  7. #899699
  8. #879093
  9. #848b8c
  10. #828586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b3b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9aebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ab9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b5be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2b1be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fb8bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96b6be {
  color: #96b6be;
}
Background
.bg-96b6be {
  background-color: #96b6be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96b6be {
  border: 2px solid #96b6be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96b6be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 182 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 24% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96b6be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96b6be, #96a2be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96b6be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 182 190 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.43 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.67 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.86 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.80 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.78 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.82 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.09 #694941 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#96b6be  rgb(150, 182, 190)  hsl(192, 24%, 67%)  Pastel Blue
#be9e96  rgb(190, 158, 150)  hsl(12, 24%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#be96b6  rgb(190, 150, 182)  hsl(312, 24%, 67%)  Lilac
#b6be96  rgb(182, 190, 150)  hsl(72, 24%, 67%)  Sage