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#9BCACC

#9bcacc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9bcacc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 79.22% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.02% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 182.45°, 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.5357

Complementary

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #cc9d9b

Split complementary

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #cc9bb1
  3. #ccb59b

Analogous

  1. #9bccb5
  2. #9bcacc
  3. #9bb1cc

Triadic

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #cc9bca
  3. #cacc9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #9d9bcc
  3. #cc9d9b
  4. #cacc9b

Square

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #b59bcc
  3. #cc9d9b
  4. #b1cc9b

Monochromatic

  1. #468688
  2. #68afb2
  3. #9bcacc
  4. #cee5e6
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#9bcacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #8cb6b8
  3. #7ca2a3
  4. #6d8d8f
  5. #5d797a
  6. #4e6566
  7. #3e5152
  8. #2f3d3d
  9. #1f2829
  10. #101414
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bcacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #a5cfd1
  3. #afd5d6
  4. #b9dadb
  5. #c3dfe0
  6. #cde5e6
  7. #d7eaeb
  8. #e1eff0
  9. #ebf4f5
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bcacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bcacc
  2. #98c3c4
  3. #96bbbd
  4. #93b4b5
  5. #90acae
  6. #8ea5a6
  7. #8b9e9e
  8. #889697
  9. #858f8f
  10. #838788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c5c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bcdca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c7cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aec3cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92cccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bcacc {
  color: #9bcacc;
}
Background
.bg-9bcacc {
  background-color: #9bcacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bcacc {
  border: 2px solid #9bcacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bcacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 202 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bcacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bcacc, #9bb1cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bcacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 202 204 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.62 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.94 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.79 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.01 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.89 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.48 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.56 #643533 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#9bcacc  rgb(155, 202, 204)  hsl(182, 32%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#cc9d9b  rgb(204, 157, 155)  hsl(2, 32%, 70%)  Pastel Pink
#cc9bca  rgb(204, 155, 202)  hsl(302, 32%, 70%)  Lilac
#cacc9b  rgb(202, 204, 155)  hsl(62, 32%, 70%)  Sage