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#9DBDCC

#9dbdcc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9dbdcc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 74.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.04% cyan, 7.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 199.15°, with 31.54% saturation and 70.78% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.4792

Complementary

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #ccac9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #cc9da5
  3. #ccc39d

Analogous

  1. #9dccc3
  2. #9dbdcc
  3. #9da5cc

Triadic

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #cc9dbd
  3. #bdcc9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #ac9dcc
  3. #ccac9d
  4. #bdcc9d

Square

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #c39dcc
  3. #ccac9d
  4. #a5cc9d

Monochromatic

  1. #477489
  2. #6b9bb2
  3. #9dbdcc
  4. #cfdfe6
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#9dbdcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #8daab8
  3. #7e97a3
  4. #6e848f
  5. #5e717a
  6. #4f5f66
  7. #3f4c52
  8. #2f393d
  9. #1f2629
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dbdcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #a7c4d1
  3. #b1cad6
  4. #bad1db
  5. #c4d7e0
  6. #cedee6
  7. #d8e5eb
  8. #e2ebf0
  9. #ebf2f5
  10. #f5f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dbdcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dbdcc
  2. #9ab7c4
  3. #97b1bd
  4. #94abb5
  5. #91a5ae
  6. #8f9fa6
  7. #8c989e
  8. #899297
  9. #868c8f
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fc1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b9cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95c0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dbdcc {
  color: #9dbdcc;
}
Background
.bg-9dbdcc {
  background-color: #9dbdcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dbdcc {
  border: 2px solid #9dbdcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dbdcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 189 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dbdcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dbdcc, #9da5cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dbdcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 189 204 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.79 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.02 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.05 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.71 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.98 #624233 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9dbdcc  rgb(157, 189, 204)  hsl(199, 32%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#ccac9d  rgb(204, 172, 157)  hsl(19, 32%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#cc9dbd  rgb(204, 157, 189)  hsl(319, 32%, 71%)  Lilac
#bdcc9d  rgb(189, 204, 157)  hsl(79, 32%, 71%)  Sage