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#9CBCC1

#9cbcc1 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cbcc1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 73.73% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.17% cyan, 2.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 188.11°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.4688

Complementary

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #c1a19c

Split complementary

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #c19ca9
  3. #c1b39c

Analogous

  1. #9cc1b3
  2. #9cbcc1
  3. #9ca9c1

Triadic

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #c19cbc
  3. #bcc19c

Tetradic

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #a19cc1
  3. #c1a19c
  4. #bcc19c

Square

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #b39cc1
  3. #c1a19c
  4. #a9c19c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b7279
  2. #6d9ca4
  3. #9cbcc1
  4. #cbdcde
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#9cbcc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #8ca9ae
  3. #7d969a
  4. #6d8487
  5. #5e7174
  6. #4e5e61
  7. #3e4b4d
  8. #2f383a
  9. #1f2627
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cbcc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #a6c3c7
  3. #b0c9cd
  4. #bad0d4
  5. #c4d7da
  6. #cedee0
  7. #d7e4e6
  8. #e1ebec
  9. #ebf2f3
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cbcc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cbcc1
  2. #99b6bb
  3. #96b0b4
  4. #94aaae
  5. #91a4a7
  6. #8e9ea1
  7. #8b989a
  8. #889294
  9. #868c8d
  10. #838687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b9c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b4c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91bfbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adbac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b7c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96bebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cbcc1 {
  color: #9cbcc1;
}
Background
.bg-9cbcc1 {
  background-color: #9cbcc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cbcc1 {
  border: 2px solid #9cbcc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cbcc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 188 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cbcc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cbcc1, #9ca9c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cbcc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 188 193 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.78 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.57 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.07 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.34 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.46 #63433e Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9cbcc1  rgb(156, 188, 193)  hsl(188, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c1a19c  rgb(193, 161, 156)  hsl(8, 23%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#c19cbc  rgb(193, 156, 188)  hsl(308, 23%, 68%)  Lilac
#bcc19c  rgb(188, 193, 156)  hsl(68, 23%, 68%)  Sage