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#97B4BB

#97b4bb ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97b4bb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 70.59% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.25% cyan, 3.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 191.67°, with 20.93% saturation and 66.27% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.4281

Complementary

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #bb9e97

Split complementary

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #bb97a2
  3. #bbb097

Analogous

  1. #97bbb0
  2. #97b4bb
  3. #97a2bb

Triadic

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #bb97b4
  3. #b4bb97

Tetradic

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #9e97bb
  3. #bb9e97
  4. #b4bb97

Square

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #b097bb
  3. #bb9e97
  4. #a2bb97

Monochromatic

  1. #496870
  2. #69939d
  3. #97b4bb
  4. #c5d5d9
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#97b4bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #88a2a8
  3. #799096
  4. #6a7e83
  5. #5b6c70
  6. #4c5a5e
  7. #3c484b
  8. #2d3638
  9. #1e2425
  10. #0f1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#97b4bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #a1bcc2
  3. #acc3c9
  4. #b6cbcf
  5. #c1d2d6
  6. #cbdadd
  7. #d5e1e4
  8. #e0e9eb
  9. #eaf0f1
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97b4bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97b4bb
  2. #95afb5
  3. #92aaaf
  4. #90a4a9
  5. #8e9fa3
  6. #8c9a9e
  7. #899598
  8. #879092
  9. #858a8c
  10. #828586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6b1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb2bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8adbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8db7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b3bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2b0bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91b6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97b4bb {
  color: #97b4bb;
}
Background
.bg-97b4bb {
  background-color: #97b4bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97b4bb {
  border: 2px solid #97b4bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97b4bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 180 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97b4bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97b4bb, #97a2bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97b4bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 180 187 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.56 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.16 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.30 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.47 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.46 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.53 #684b44 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#97b4bb  rgb(151, 180, 187)  hsl(192, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#bb9e97  rgb(187, 158, 151)  hsl(12, 21%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#bb97b4  rgb(187, 151, 180)  hsl(312, 21%, 66%)  Lilac
#b4bb97  rgb(180, 187, 151)  hsl(72, 21%, 66%)  Sage