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#9CB2C1

#9cb2c1 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cb2c1 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 69.8% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.17% cyan, 7.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 204.32°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.4276

Complementary

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #c1ab9c

Split complementary

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #c19c9f
  3. #c1bd9c

Analogous

  1. #9cc1bd
  2. #9cb2c1
  3. #9c9fc1

Triadic

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #c19cb2
  3. #b2c19c

Tetradic

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #ab9cc1
  3. #c1ab9c
  4. #b2c19c

Square

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #bd9cc1
  3. #c1ab9c
  4. #9fc19c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6679
  2. #6d8da4
  3. #9cb2c1
  4. #cbd7de
  5. #f2f5f7

Shades

#9cb2c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #8ca0ae
  3. #7d8e9a
  4. #6d7d87
  5. #5e6b74
  6. #4e5961
  7. #3e474d
  8. #2f353a
  9. #1f2427
  10. #101213
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cb2c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #a6bac7
  3. #b0c1cd
  4. #bac9d4
  5. #c4d1da
  6. #ced9e0
  7. #d7e0e6
  8. #e1e8ec
  9. #ebf0f3
  10. #f5f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cb2c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cb2c1
  2. #99adbb
  3. #96a8b4
  4. #94a3ae
  5. #919ea7
  6. #8e99a1
  7. #8b949a
  8. #888f94
  9. #868a8d
  10. #838587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb1c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6adc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92b6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b2c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2afc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96b4bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cb2c1 {
  color: #9cb2c1;
}
Background
.bg-9cb2c1 {
  background-color: #9cb2c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cb2c1 {
  border: 2px solid #9cb2c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cb2c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 178 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cb2c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb2c1, #9c9fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cb2c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 178 193 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.03 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.13 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.93 #634d3e Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9cb2c1  rgb(156, 178, 193)  hsl(204, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c1ab9c  rgb(193, 171, 156)  hsl(24, 23%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#c19cb2  rgb(193, 156, 178)  hsl(324, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b2c19c  rgb(178, 193, 156)  hsl(84, 23%, 68%)  Sage