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#9FAEBB

#9faebb ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9faebb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 68.24% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.97% cyan, 6.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 207.86°, with 17.07% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 7.38.

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Relative luminance0.4123

Complementary

  1. #9faebb
  2. #bbac9f

Split complementary

  1. #9faebb
  2. #bb9fa0
  3. #bbba9f

Analogous

  1. #9fbbba
  2. #9faebb
  3. #9fa0bb

Triadic

  1. #9faebb
  2. #bb9fae
  3. #aebb9f

Tetradic

  1. #9faebb
  2. #ac9fbb
  3. #bbac9f
  4. #aebb9f

Square

  1. #9faebb
  2. #ba9fbb
  3. #bbac9f
  4. #a0bb9f

Monochromatic

  1. #506271
  2. #72889b
  3. #9faebb
  4. #ccd4db
  5. #f3f5f7

Shades

#9faebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9faebb
  2. #8f9da8
  3. #7f8b96
  4. #6f7a83
  5. #5f6870
  6. #50575e
  7. #40464b
  8. #303438
  9. #202325
  10. #101113
  11. #000000

Tints

#9faebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9faebb
  2. #a9b6c2
  3. #b2bec9
  4. #bcc6cf
  5. #c5ced6
  6. #cfd7dd
  7. #d9dfe4
  8. #e2e7eb
  9. #eceff1
  10. #f5f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9faebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9faebb
  2. #9ca9b5
  3. #99a5af
  4. #96a0a9
  5. #939ca3
  6. #90979e
  7. #8c9298
  8. #898e92
  9. #86898c
  10. #838586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7adb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9aebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5abbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98b1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5aebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3acbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bb0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9faebb {
  color: #9faebb;
}
Background
.bg-9faebb {
  background-color: #9faebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9faebb {
  border: 2px solid #9faebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9faebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 174 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9faebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9faebb, #9fa0bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9faebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 174 187 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.38 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.31 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.87 #605144 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9faebb  rgb(159, 174, 187)  hsl(208, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#bbac9f  rgb(187, 172, 159)  hsl(28, 17%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#bb9fae  rgb(187, 159, 174)  hsl(328, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#aebb9f  rgb(174, 187, 159)  hsl(88, 17%, 68%)  Ash Gray