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#9DBCD1

#9dbcd1 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9dbcd1 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 73.73% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.88% cyan, 10.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 204.23°, with 36.11% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.4774

Complementary

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #d1b29d

Split complementary

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #d19da2
  3. #d1cc9d

Analogous

  1. #9dd1cc
  2. #9dbcd1
  3. #9da2d1

Triadic

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #d19dbc
  3. #bcd19d

Tetradic

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #b29dd1
  3. #d1b29d
  4. #bcd19d

Square

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #cc9dd1
  3. #d1b29d
  4. #a2d19d

Monochromatic

  1. #447291
  2. #6998b9
  3. #9dbcd1
  4. #d1e0e9
  5. #f1f6f8

Shades

#9dbcd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #8da9bc
  3. #7e96a7
  4. #6e8492
  5. #5e717d
  6. #4f5e69
  7. #3f4b54
  8. #2f383f
  9. #1f262a
  10. #101315
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dbcd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #a7c3d6
  3. #b1c9da
  4. #bad0df
  5. #c4d7e3
  6. #cedee8
  7. #d8e4ed
  8. #e2ebf1
  9. #ebf2f6
  10. #f5f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dbcd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dbcd1
  2. #9ab6c9
  3. #97b0c1
  4. #94aab9
  5. #91a4b1
  6. #8f9ea9
  7. #8c98a0
  8. #899298
  9. #868c90
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb9c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bbd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb5d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ec1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abbbd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6b8d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94bfc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dbcd1 {
  color: #9dbcd1;
}
Background
.bg-9dbcd1 {
  background-color: #9dbcd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dbcd1 {
  border: 2px solid #9dbcd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dbcd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 188 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 36% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dbcd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dbcd1, #9da2d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dbcd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 188 209 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.41 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.64 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.62 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.31 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.95 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.01 #62432e Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9dbcd1  rgb(157, 188, 209)  hsl(204, 36%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#d1b29d  rgb(209, 178, 157)  hsl(24, 36%, 72%)  Zinnwaldite
#d19dbc  rgb(209, 157, 188)  hsl(324, 36%, 72%)  Lilac
#bcd19d  rgb(188, 209, 157)  hsl(84, 36%, 72%)  Tea Green