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#91C8CB

#91c8cb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#91c8cb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 78.43% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 1.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 183.1°, with 35.8% saturation and 68.24% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.5164

Complementary

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #cb9491

Split complementary

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #cb91ab
  3. #cbb191

Analogous

  1. #91cbb1
  2. #91c8cb
  3. #91abcb

Triadic

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #cb91c8
  3. #c8cb91

Tetradic

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #9491cb
  3. #cb9491
  4. #c8cb91

Square

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #b191cb
  3. #cb9491
  4. #abcb91

Monochromatic

  1. #3f8184
  2. #5daeb2
  3. #91c8cb
  4. #c5e2e4
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#91c8cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #83b4b7
  3. #74a0a2
  4. #668c8e
  5. #57787a
  6. #496466
  7. #3a5051
  8. #2c3c3d
  9. #1d2829
  10. #0f1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#91c8cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #9cced0
  3. #a7d3d5
  4. #b2d9db
  5. #bddee0
  6. #c8e4e5
  7. #d3e9ea
  8. #deefef
  9. #e9f4f5
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#91c8cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #91c8cb
  2. #8fc1c4
  3. #8ebabc
  4. #8cb2b5
  5. #8aabad
  6. #89a4a6
  7. #879d9e
  8. #859697
  9. #838e8f
  10. #828788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c3cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bbcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7dccc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc5cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8c0cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85caca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-91c8cb {
  color: #91c8cb;
}
Background
.bg-91c8cb {
  background-color: #91c8cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-91c8cb {
  border: 2px solid #91c8cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #91c8cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 200 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 36% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-91c8cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #91c8cb, #91abcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-91c8cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 200 203 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.26 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.43 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.72 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.89 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.18 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.27 #6e3734 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#91c8cb  rgb(145, 200, 203)  hsl(183, 36%, 68%)  Powder Blue
#cb9491  rgb(203, 148, 145)  hsl(3, 36%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#cb91c8  rgb(203, 145, 200)  hsl(303, 36%, 68%)  Plum
#c8cb91  rgb(200, 203, 145)  hsl(63, 36%, 68%)  Sage