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#96BBC1

#96bbc1 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#96bbc1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 73.33% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.28% cyan, 3.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 188.37°, with 25.75% saturation and 67.25% 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.4587

Complementary

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #c19c96

Split complementary

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #c196a5
  3. #c1b196

Analogous

  1. #96c1b1
  2. #96bbc1
  3. #96a5c1

Triadic

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #c196bb
  3. #bbc196

Tetradic

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #9c96c1
  3. #c19c96
  4. #bbc196

Square

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #b196c1
  3. #c19c96
  4. #a5c196

Monochromatic

  1. #477177
  2. #669ca5
  3. #96bbc1
  4. #c6dadd
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#96bbc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #87a8ae
  3. #78969a
  4. #698387
  5. #5a7074
  6. #4b5e61
  7. #3c4b4d
  8. #2d383a
  9. #1e2527
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#96bbc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #a1c2c7
  3. #abc9cd
  4. #b6cfd4
  5. #c0d6da
  6. #cbdde0
  7. #d5e4e6
  8. #e0ebec
  9. #eaf1f3
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96bbc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96bbc1
  2. #94b5bb
  3. #92afb4
  4. #8fa9ae
  5. #8da3a7
  6. #8b9ea1
  7. #89989a
  8. #879294
  9. #848c8d
  10. #828687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b8c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb2c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89bebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b9c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b6c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ebdbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96bbc1 {
  color: #96bbc1;
}
Background
.bg-96bbc1 {
  background-color: #96bbc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96bbc1 {
  border: 2px solid #96bbc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96bbc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 187 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 26% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96bbc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96bbc1, #96a5c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96bbc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 187 193 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.84 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.46 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.90 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.97 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.15 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.32 #69443e Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#96bbc1  rgb(150, 187, 193)  hsl(188, 26%, 67%)  Pastel Blue
#c19c96  rgb(193, 156, 150)  hsl(8, 26%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#c196bb  rgb(193, 150, 187)  hsl(308, 26%, 67%)  Lilac
#bbc196  rgb(187, 193, 150)  hsl(68, 26%, 67%)  Sage