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#9BBBC5

#9bbbc5 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9bbbc5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 73.33% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.32% cyan, 5.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 194.29°, with 26.58% saturation and 69.02% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.4654

Complementary

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #c5a59b

Split complementary

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #c59ba6
  3. #c5ba9b

Analogous

  1. #9bc5ba
  2. #9bbbc5
  3. #9ba6c5

Triadic

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #c59bbb
  3. #bbc59b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #a59bc5
  3. #c5a59b
  4. #bbc59b

Square

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #ba9bc5
  3. #c5a59b
  4. #a6c59b

Monochromatic

  1. #49717e
  2. #6b9aa9
  3. #9bbbc5
  4. #cbdce1
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#9bbbc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #8ca8b1
  3. #7c969e
  4. #6d838a
  5. #5d7076
  6. #4e5e63
  7. #3e4b4f
  8. #2f383b
  9. #1f2527
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbbc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #a5c2cb
  3. #afc9d1
  4. #b9cfd6
  5. #c3d6dc
  6. #cddde2
  7. #d7e4e8
  8. #e1ebee
  9. #ebf1f3
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbbc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbbc5
  2. #98b5be
  3. #96afb7
  4. #93a9b0
  5. #90a3a9
  6. #8e9ea3
  7. #8b989c
  8. #889295
  9. #858c8e
  10. #838687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b9c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb3c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abbac5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6b6c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94bdc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbbc5 {
  color: #9bbbc5;
}
Background
.bg-9bbbc5 {
  background-color: #9bbbc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbbc5 {
  border: 2px solid #9bbbc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbbc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 187 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 27% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbbc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbbc5, #9ba6c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbbc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 187 197 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.02 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.38 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.25 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.42 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.58 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.70 #64443a Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9bbbc5  rgb(155, 187, 197)  hsl(194, 27%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c5a59b  rgb(197, 165, 155)  hsl(14, 27%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#c59bbb  rgb(197, 155, 187)  hsl(314, 27%, 69%)  Lilac
#bbc59b  rgb(187, 197, 155)  hsl(74, 27%, 69%)  Sage