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#9DAEB2

#9daeb2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9daeb2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 68.24% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.8% cyan, 2.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 191.43°, with 12% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4065

Complementary

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #b2a19d

Split complementary

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #b29da4
  3. #b2ac9d

Analogous

  1. #9db2ac
  2. #9daeb2
  3. #9da4b2

Triadic

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #b29dae
  3. #aeb29d

Tetradic

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #a19db2
  3. #b2a19d
  4. #aeb29d

Square

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #ac9db2
  3. #b2a19d
  4. #a4b29d

Monochromatic

  1. #506266
  2. #728b90
  3. #9daeb2
  4. #c8d1d4
  5. #f3f5f5

Shades

#9daeb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #8d9da0
  3. #7e8b8e
  4. #6e7a7d
  5. #5e686b
  6. #4f5759
  7. #3f4647
  8. #2f3435
  9. #1f2324
  10. #101112
  11. #000000

Tints

#9daeb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #a7b6ba
  3. #b1bec1
  4. #bac6c9
  5. #c4ced1
  6. #ced7d9
  7. #d8dfe0
  8. #e2e7e8
  9. #ebeff0
  10. #f5f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9daeb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9daeb2
  2. #9aa9ad
  3. #97a5a8
  4. #94a0a3
  5. #919c9e
  6. #8f9799
  7. #8c9294
  8. #898e8f
  9. #86898a
  10. #838585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6acae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abadb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7aab2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97b0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5adb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3abb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9aafb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9daeb2 {
  color: #9daeb2;
}
Background
.bg-9daeb2 {
  background-color: #9daeb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9daeb2 {
  border: 2px solid #9daeb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9daeb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 174 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 12% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9daeb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9daeb2, #9da4b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9daeb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 174 178 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.24 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.48 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.33 #62514d Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9daeb2  rgb(157, 174, 178)  hsl(191, 12%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#b2a19d  rgb(178, 161, 157)  hsl(11, 12%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#b29dae  rgb(178, 157, 174)  hsl(311, 12%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#aeb29d  rgb(174, 178, 157)  hsl(71, 12%, 66%)  Ash Gray