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#9BC4CC

#9bc4cc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9bc4cc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 76.86% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.02% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 189.8°, with 32.45% saturation and 70.39% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5081

Complementary

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #cca39b

Split complementary

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #cc9bab
  3. #ccbb9b

Analogous

  1. #9bccbb
  2. #9bc4cc
  3. #9babcc

Triadic

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #cc9bc4
  3. #c4cc9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #a39bcc
  3. #cca39b
  4. #c4cc9b

Square

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #bb9bcc
  3. #cca39b
  4. #abcc9b

Monochromatic

  1. #467d88
  2. #68a6b2
  3. #9bc4cc
  4. #cee2e6
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#9bc4cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #8cb0b8
  3. #7c9da3
  4. #6d898f
  5. #5d767a
  6. #4e6266
  7. #3e4e52
  8. #2f3b3d
  9. #1f2729
  10. #101414
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc4cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #a5cad1
  3. #afd0d6
  4. #b9d6db
  5. #c3dce0
  6. #cde2e6
  7. #d7e7eb
  8. #e1edf0
  9. #ebf3f5
  10. #f5f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc4cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc4cc
  2. #98bdc4
  3. #96b6bd
  4. #93b0b5
  5. #90a9ae
  6. #8ea2a6
  7. #8b9b9e
  8. #889497
  9. #858e8f
  10. #838788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c0c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc1cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bacc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8cc8c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c2cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abbecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c6c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc4cc {
  color: #9bc4cc;
}
Background
.bg-9bc4cc {
  background-color: #9bc4cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc4cc {
  border: 2px solid #9bc4cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc4cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 196 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc4cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc4cc, #9babcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc4cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 196 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.24 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.54 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.69 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.83 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.97 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.17 #643b33 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9bc4cc  rgb(155, 196, 204)  hsl(190, 32%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#cca39b  rgb(204, 163, 155)  hsl(10, 32%, 70%)  Pastel Pink
#cc9bc4  rgb(204, 155, 196)  hsl(310, 32%, 70%)  Lilac
#c4cc9b  rgb(196, 204, 155)  hsl(70, 32%, 70%)  Sage