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#9ABECC

#9abecc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9abecc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 74.51% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 196.8°, with 32.89% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.4806

Complementary

  1. #9abecc
  2. #cca89a

Split complementary

  1. #9abecc
  2. #cc9aa5
  3. #ccc19a

Analogous

  1. #9accc1
  2. #9abecc
  3. #9aa5cc

Triadic

  1. #9abecc
  2. #cc9abe
  3. #becc9a

Tetradic

  1. #9abecc
  2. #a89acc
  3. #cca89a
  4. #becc9a

Square

  1. #9abecc
  2. #c19acc
  3. #cca89a
  4. #a5cc9a

Monochromatic

  1. #457588
  2. #679db2
  3. #9abecc
  4. #cddfe6
  5. #f1f6f8

Shades

#9abecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9abecc
  2. #8babb8
  3. #7b98a3
  4. #6c858f
  5. #5c727a
  6. #4d5f66
  7. #3e4c52
  8. #2e393d
  9. #1f2629
  10. #0f1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#9abecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9abecc
  2. #a4c5d1
  3. #aecbd6
  4. #b8d2db
  5. #c2d8e0
  6. #cddfe6
  7. #d7e5eb
  8. #e1ecf0
  9. #ebf2f5
  10. #f5f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9abecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9abecc
  2. #97b8c4
  3. #95b2bd
  4. #92abb5
  5. #90a5ae
  6. #8d9fa6
  7. #8a999e
  8. #889397
  9. #858c8f
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbbc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6bccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bc3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abbdcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6b9cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91c1c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9abecc {
  color: #9abecc;
}
Background
.bg-9abecc {
  background-color: #9abecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9abecc {
  border: 2px solid #9abecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9abecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 190 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9abecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9abecc, #9aa5cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9abecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 190 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.17 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.47 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.14 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.68 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.74 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.80 #654133 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9abecc  rgb(154, 190, 204)  hsl(197, 33%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#cca89a  rgb(204, 168, 154)  hsl(17, 33%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#cc9abe  rgb(204, 154, 190)  hsl(317, 33%, 70%)  Lilac
#becc9a  rgb(190, 204, 154)  hsl(77, 33%, 70%)  Sage