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#9CC2CF

#9cc2cf ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cc2cf is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 76.08% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.64% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 195.29°, with 34.69% saturation and 71.18% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.5016

Complementary

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #cfa99c

Split complementary

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #cf9ca9
  3. #cfc39c

Analogous

  1. #9ccfc3
  2. #9cc2cf
  3. #9ca9cf

Triadic

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #cf9cc2
  3. #c2cf9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #a99ccf
  3. #cfa99c
  4. #c2cf9c

Square

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #c39ccf
  3. #cfa99c
  4. #a9cf9c

Monochromatic

  1. #457b8d
  2. #68a2b6
  3. #9cc2cf
  4. #d0e2e8
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#9cc2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #8cafba
  3. #7d9ba6
  4. #6d8891
  5. #5e747c
  6. #4e6168
  7. #3e4e53
  8. #2f3a3e
  9. #1f2729
  10. #101315
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #a6c8d4
  3. #b0ced9
  4. #bad4dd
  5. #c4dae2
  6. #cee1e7
  7. #d7e7ec
  8. #e1edf1
  9. #ebf3f5
  10. #f5f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc2cf
  2. #99bbc7
  3. #96b5bf
  4. #94aeb7
  5. #91a8af
  6. #8ea1a8
  7. #8b9aa0
  8. #889498
  9. #868d90
  10. #838788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0bec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac0d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dc7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc1cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aabdcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c5ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc2cf {
  color: #9cc2cf;
}
Background
.bg-9cc2cf {
  background-color: #9cc2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc2cf {
  border: 2px solid #9cc2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 194 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 35% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc2cf, #9ca9cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 194 207 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.04 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.39 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.68 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.86 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.35 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.57 #633d30 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9cc2cf  rgb(156, 194, 207)  hsl(195, 35%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#cfa99c  rgb(207, 169, 156)  hsl(15, 35%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#cf9cc2  rgb(207, 156, 194)  hsl(315, 35%, 71%)  Lilac
#c2cf9c  rgb(194, 207, 156)  hsl(75, 35%, 71%)  Sage