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#9CB4BB

#9cb4bb ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cb4bb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 70.59% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.58% cyan, 3.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.55°, with 18.56% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.433

Complementary

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #bba39c

Split complementary

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #bb9ca4
  3. #bbb29c

Analogous

  1. #9cbbb2
  2. #9cb4bb
  3. #9ca4bb

Triadic

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #bb9cb4
  3. #b4bb9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #a39cbb
  3. #bba39c
  4. #b4bb9c

Square

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #b29cbb
  3. #bba39c
  4. #a4bb9c

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6971
  2. #6f929c
  3. #9cb4bb
  4. #c9d6da
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#9cb4bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #8ca2a8
  3. #7d9096
  4. #6d7e83
  5. #5e6c70
  6. #4e5a5e
  7. #3e484b
  8. #2f3638
  9. #1f2425
  10. #101213
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cb4bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #a6bcc2
  3. #b0c3c9
  4. #bacbcf
  5. #c4d2d6
  6. #cedadd
  7. #d7e1e4
  8. #e1e9eb
  9. #ebf0f1
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cb4bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cb4bb
  2. #99afb5
  3. #96aaaf
  4. #94a4a9
  5. #919fa3
  6. #8e9a9e
  7. #8b9598
  8. #889092
  9. #868a8c
  10. #838586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb2bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaaebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93b7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b3bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b0bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97b6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cb4bb {
  color: #9cb4bb;
}
Background
.bg-9cb4bb {
  background-color: #9cb4bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cb4bb {
  border: 2px solid #9cb4bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cb4bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 180 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cb4bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb4bb, #9ca4bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cb4bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 180 187 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.94 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.89 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.71 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.58 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.75 #634b44 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9cb4bb  rgb(156, 180, 187)  hsl(194, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Blue
#bba39c  rgb(187, 163, 156)  hsl(14, 19%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#bb9cb4  rgb(187, 156, 180)  hsl(314, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#b4bb9c  rgb(180, 187, 156)  hsl(74, 19%, 67%)  Sage