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#9BBFCC

#9bbfcc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9bbfcc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 74.9% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.02% cyan, 6.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 195.92°, with 32.45% saturation and 70.39% 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 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4859

Complementary

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #cca89b

Split complementary

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #cc9ba6
  3. #ccc09b

Analogous

  1. #9bccc0
  2. #9bbfcc
  3. #9ba6cc

Triadic

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #cc9bbf
  3. #bfcc9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #a89bcc
  3. #cca89b
  4. #bfcc9b

Square

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #c09bcc
  3. #cca89b
  4. #a6cc9b

Monochromatic

  1. #467788
  2. #689fb2
  3. #9bbfcc
  4. #cedfe6
  5. #f1f6f8

Shades

#9bbfcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #8cacb8
  3. #7c99a3
  4. #6d868f
  5. #5d737a
  6. #4e6066
  7. #3e4c52
  8. #2f393d
  9. #1f2629
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbfcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #a5c5d1
  3. #afccd6
  4. #b9d2db
  5. #c3d9e0
  6. #cddfe6
  7. #d7e5eb
  8. #e1ecf0
  9. #ebf2f5
  10. #f5f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbfcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbfcc
  2. #98b9c4
  3. #96b2bd
  4. #93acb5
  5. #90a6ae
  6. #8ea0a6
  7. #8b999e
  8. #889397
  9. #858d8f
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebcc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb7cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8cc3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adbecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8bacc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c2c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbfcc {
  color: #9bbfcc;
}
Background
.bg-9bbfcc {
  background-color: #9bbfcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbfcc {
  border: 2px solid #9bbfcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbfcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 191 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbfcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbfcc, #9ba6cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbfcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 191 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.99 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.19 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.20 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.31 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.74 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.93 #644033 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9bbfcc  rgb(155, 191, 204)  hsl(196, 32%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#cca89b  rgb(204, 168, 155)  hsl(16, 32%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#cc9bbf  rgb(204, 155, 191)  hsl(316, 32%, 70%)  Lilac
#bfcc9b  rgb(191, 204, 155)  hsl(76, 32%, 70%)  Sage