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#9EC0CD

#9ec0cd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ec0cd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 75.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.93% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 196.6°, with 31.97% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.4938

Complementary

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #cdab9e

Split complementary

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #cd9ea9
  3. #cdc39e

Analogous

  1. #9ecdc3
  2. #9ec0cd
  3. #9ea9cd

Triadic

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #cd9ec0
  3. #c0cd9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #ab9ecd
  3. #cdab9e
  4. #c0cd9e

Square

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #c39ecd
  3. #cdab9e
  4. #a9cd9e

Monochromatic

  1. #47788b
  2. #6c9fb3
  3. #9ec0cd
  4. #d0e1e7
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#9ec0cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #8eadb9
  3. #7e9aa4
  4. #6f8690
  5. #5f737b
  6. #4f6067
  7. #3f4d52
  8. #2f3a3e
  9. #202629
  10. #101315
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec0cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #a8c6d2
  3. #b1cdd7
  4. #bbd3dc
  5. #c5d9e1
  6. #cfe0e6
  7. #d8e6eb
  8. #e2ecf0
  9. #ecf2f5
  10. #f5f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec0cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec0cd
  2. #9bbac5
  3. #98b3be
  4. #95adb6
  5. #92a6ae
  6. #8fa0a7
  7. #8c9a9f
  8. #899397
  9. #868d8f
  10. #838688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0bdc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90c4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aebfcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aabbcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96c3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec0cd {
  color: #9ec0cd;
}
Background
.bg-9ec0cd {
  background-color: #9ec0cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec0cd {
  border: 2px solid #9ec0cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec0cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 192 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec0cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec0cd, #9ea9cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec0cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 192 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.40 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.02 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.84 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.15 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.90 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.95 #613f32 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9ec0cd  rgb(158, 192, 205)  hsl(197, 32%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#cdab9e  rgb(205, 171, 158)  hsl(17, 32%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#cd9ec0  rgb(205, 158, 192)  hsl(317, 32%, 71%)  Lilac
#c0cd9e  rgb(192, 205, 158)  hsl(77, 32%, 71%)  Sage