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#9FBABE

#9fbabe ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9fbabe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 72.94% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 2.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 187.74°, with 19.25% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.4621

Complementary

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #bea39f

Split complementary

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #be9faa
  3. #beb29f

Analogous

  1. #9fbeb2
  2. #9fbabe
  3. #9faabe

Triadic

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #be9fba
  3. #babe9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #a39fbe
  3. #bea39f
  4. #babe9f

Square

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #b29fbe
  3. #bea39f
  4. #aabe9f

Monochromatic

  1. #4f7075
  2. #71999f
  3. #9fbabe
  4. #cddbdd
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#9fbabe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #8fa7ab
  3. #7f9598
  4. #6f8285
  5. #5f7072
  6. #505d5f
  7. #404a4c
  8. #303839
  9. #202526
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fbabe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #a9c1c5
  3. #b2c8cb
  4. #bccfd2
  5. #c5d6d8
  6. #cfdddf
  7. #d9e3e5
  8. #e2eaec
  9. #ecf1f2
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fbabe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fbabe
  2. #9cb4b8
  3. #99aeb2
  4. #96a9ab
  5. #93a3a5
  6. #909d9f
  7. #8c9799
  8. #899193
  9. #868c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b8be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb9be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b6be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9abcbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fbabe {
  color: #9fbabe;
}
Background
.bg-9fbabe {
  background-color: #9fbabe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fbabe {
  border: 2px solid #9fbabe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fbabe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 186 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 19% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fbabe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fbabe, #9faabe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fbabe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 186 190 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.50 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.63 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.56 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.50 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.73 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.77 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.96 #604541 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#9fbabe  rgb(159, 186, 190)  hsl(188, 19%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#bea39f  rgb(190, 163, 159)  hsl(8, 19%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#be9fba  rgb(190, 159, 186)  hsl(308, 19%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#babe9f  rgb(186, 190, 159)  hsl(68, 19%, 68%)  Sage