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#9BB1BF

#9bb1bf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9bb1bf is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 69.41% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.85% cyan, 7.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, with 21.95% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4217

Complementary

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #bfa99b

Split complementary

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #bf9b9f
  3. #bfbb9b

Analogous

  1. #9bbfbb
  2. #9bb1bf
  3. #9b9fbf

Triadic

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #bf9bb1
  3. #b1bf9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #a99bbf
  3. #bfa99b
  4. #b1bf9b

Square

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #bb9bbf
  3. #bfa99b
  4. #9fbf9b

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6576
  2. #6c8da1
  3. #9bb1bf
  4. #cad5dd
  5. #f3f5f7

Shades

#9bb1bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #8c9fac
  3. #7c8e99
  4. #6d7c86
  5. #5d6a73
  6. #4e5960
  7. #3e474c
  8. #2f3539
  9. #1f2326
  10. #101213
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb1bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #a5b9c5
  3. #afc1cc
  4. #b9c8d2
  5. #c3d0d9
  6. #cdd8df
  7. #d7e0e5
  8. #e1e8ec
  9. #ebeff2
  10. #f5f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb1bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb1bf
  2. #98acb9
  3. #96a7b2
  4. #93a2ac
  5. #909da6
  6. #8e99a0
  7. #8b9499
  8. #888f93
  9. #858a8d
  10. #838586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7afb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb0c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6acbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5b0bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2aebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95b3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb1bf {
  color: #9bb1bf;
}
Background
.bg-9bb1bf {
  background-color: #9bb1bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb1bf {
  border: 2px solid #9bb1bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb1bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 177 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 22% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb1bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb1bf, #9b9fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb1bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 177 191 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.08 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.65 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.01 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.21 #644e40 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9bb1bf  rgb(155, 177, 191)  hsl(203, 22%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#bfa99b  rgb(191, 169, 155)  hsl(23, 22%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#bf9bb1  rgb(191, 155, 177)  hsl(323, 22%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b1bf9b  rgb(177, 191, 155)  hsl(83, 22%, 68%)  Sage