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#9BBDD2

#9bbdd2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9bbdd2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 74.12% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 202.91°, with 37.93% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.4802

Complementary

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #d2b09b

Split complementary

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #d29ba2
  3. #d2cc9b

Analogous

  1. #9bd2cc
  2. #9bbdd2
  3. #9ba2d2

Triadic

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #d29bbd
  3. #bdd29b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #b09bd2
  3. #d2b09b
  4. #bdd29b

Square

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #cc9bd2
  3. #d2b09b
  4. #a2d29b

Monochromatic

  1. #427492
  2. #669aba
  3. #9bbdd2
  4. #d0e0ea
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#9bbdd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #8caabd
  3. #7c97a8
  4. #6d8493
  5. #5d717e
  6. #4e5f69
  7. #3e4c54
  8. #2f393f
  9. #1f262a
  10. #101315
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbdd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #a5c4d7
  3. #afcadb
  4. #b9d1e0
  5. #c3d7e4
  6. #cddee9
  7. #d7e5ed
  8. #e1ebf2
  9. #ebf2f6
  10. #f5f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbdd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbdd2
  2. #98b7ca
  3. #96b1c2
  4. #93abb9
  5. #90a5b1
  6. #8e9fa9
  7. #8b98a1
  8. #889299
  9. #858c90
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bcd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb5d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bc3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aabcd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b9d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c0c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbdd2 {
  color: #9bbdd2;
}
Background
.bg-9bbdd2 {
  background-color: #9bbdd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbdd2 {
  border: 2px solid #9bbdd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbdd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 189 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbdd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbdd2, #9ba2d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbdd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 189 210 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.34 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.31 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.75 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.13 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.18 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.60 #64422d Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9bbdd2  rgb(155, 189, 210)  hsl(203, 38%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#d2b09b  rgb(210, 176, 155)  hsl(23, 38%, 72%)  Tumbleweed
#d29bbd  rgb(210, 155, 189)  hsl(323, 38%, 72%)  Lilac
#bdd29b  rgb(189, 210, 155)  hsl(83, 38%, 72%)  Tea Green