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#97BBC3

#97bbc3 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97bbc3 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 73.33% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.56% cyan, 4.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 190.91°, with 26.83% saturation and 67.84% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.4606

Complementary

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #c39f97

Split complementary

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #c397a5
  3. #c3b597

Analogous

  1. #97c3b5
  2. #97bbc3
  3. #97a5c3

Triadic

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #c397bb
  3. #bbc397

Tetradic

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #9f97c3
  3. #c39f97
  4. #bbc397

Square

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #b597c3
  3. #c39f97
  4. #a5c397

Monochromatic

  1. #47717a
  2. #669ba7
  3. #97bbc3
  4. #c8dbdf
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#97bbc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #88a8b0
  3. #79969c
  4. #6a8389
  5. #5b7075
  6. #4c5e62
  7. #3c4b4e
  8. #2d383b
  9. #1e2527
  10. #0f1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#97bbc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #a1c2c9
  3. #acc9cf
  4. #b6cfd5
  5. #c1d6db
  6. #cbdde1
  7. #d5e4e7
  8. #e0ebed
  9. #eaf1f3
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97bbc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97bbc3
  2. #95b5bc
  3. #92afb6
  4. #90a9af
  5. #8ea3a8
  6. #8c9ea2
  7. #89989b
  8. #879294
  9. #858c8d
  10. #828687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b8c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb2c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8abfbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b9c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b6c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fbdc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97bbc3 {
  color: #97bbc3;
}
Background
.bg-97bbc3 {
  background-color: #97bbc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97bbc3 {
  border: 2px solid #97bbc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97bbc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 187 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 27% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97bbc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97bbc3, #97a5c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97bbc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 187 195 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.19 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.18 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.41 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.78 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.97 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.26 #68443c Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#97bbc3  rgb(151, 187, 195)  hsl(191, 27%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c39f97  rgb(195, 159, 151)  hsl(11, 27%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#c397bb  rgb(195, 151, 187)  hsl(311, 27%, 68%)  Lilac
#bbc397  rgb(187, 195, 151)  hsl(71, 27%, 68%)  Sage