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#9EC2CA

#9ec2ca ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ec2ca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 76.08% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.78% cyan, 3.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 190.91°, with 29.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.5012

Complementary

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #caa69e

Split complementary

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #ca9eac
  3. #cabc9e

Analogous

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #9ec2ca
  3. #9eacca

Triadic

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #ca9ec2
  3. #c2ca9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #a69eca
  3. #caa69e
  4. #c2ca9e

Square

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #bc9eca
  3. #caa69e
  4. #acca9e

Monochromatic

  1. #497b86
  2. #6da3af
  3. #9ec2ca
  4. #cfe1e5
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#9ec2ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #8eafb6
  3. #7e9ba2
  4. #6f888d
  5. #5f7479
  6. #4f6165
  7. #3f4e51
  8. #2f3a3d
  9. #202728
  10. #101314
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec2ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #a8c8cf
  3. #b1ced5
  4. #bbd4da
  5. #c5dadf
  6. #cfe1e5
  7. #d8e7ea
  8. #e2edef
  9. #ecf3f4
  10. #f5f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec2ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec2ca
  2. #9bbbc3
  3. #98b5bb
  4. #95aeb4
  5. #92a8ac
  6. #8fa1a5
  7. #8c9a9e
  8. #899496
  9. #868d8f
  10. #838787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbfcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b9ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c0ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acbdca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96c4c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec2ca {
  color: #9ec2ca;
}
Background
.bg-9ec2ca {
  background-color: #9ec2ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec2ca {
  border: 2px solid #9ec2ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec2ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 194 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 29% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec2ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec2ca, #9eacca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec2ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 194 202 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.80 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.41 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.55 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.13 #613d35 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9ec2ca  rgb(158, 194, 202)  hsl(191, 29%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#caa69e  rgb(202, 166, 158)  hsl(11, 29%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#ca9ec2  rgb(202, 158, 194)  hsl(311, 29%, 71%)  Lilac
#c2ca9e  rgb(194, 202, 158)  hsl(71, 29%, 71%)  Sage