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#91C8CD

#91c8cd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#91c8cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.27% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 185°, with 37.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.37.

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Relative luminance0.5174

Complementary

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #cd9691

Split complementary

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #cd91aa
  3. #cdb491

Analogous

  1. #91cdb4
  2. #91c8cd
  3. #91aacd

Triadic

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #cd91c8
  3. #c8cd91

Tetradic

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #9691cd
  3. #cd9691
  4. #c8cd91

Square

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #b491cd
  3. #cd9691
  4. #aacd91

Monochromatic

  1. #3e8187
  2. #5caeb5
  3. #91c8cd
  4. #c6e2e5
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#91c8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #83b4b9
  3. #74a0a4
  4. #668c90
  5. #57787b
  6. #496467
  7. #3a5052
  8. #2c3c3e
  9. #1d2829
  10. #0f1415
  11. #000000

Tints

#91c8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #9cced2
  3. #a7d3d7
  4. #b2d9dc
  5. #bddee1
  6. #c8e4e6
  7. #d3e9eb
  8. #deeff0
  9. #e9f4f5
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#91c8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #91c8cd
  2. #8fc1c5
  3. #8ebabe
  4. #8cb2b6
  5. #8aabae
  6. #89a4a7
  7. #879d9f
  8. #859697
  9. #838e8f
  10. #828788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec2c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c3cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5bbcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7cccc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc5cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8c0cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85cbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-91c8cd {
  color: #91c8cd;
}
Background
.bg-91c8cd {
  background-color: #91c8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-91c8cd {
  border: 2px solid #91c8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #91c8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 200 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 38% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-91c8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #91c8cd, #91aacd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-91c8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 200 205 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.37 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.84 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.11 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.61 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.72 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.04 #6e3732 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#91c8cd  rgb(145, 200, 205)  hsl(185, 38%, 69%)  Powder Blue
#cd9691  rgb(205, 150, 145)  hsl(5, 38%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#cd91c8  rgb(205, 145, 200)  hsl(305, 38%, 69%)  Plum
#c8cd91  rgb(200, 205, 145)  hsl(65, 38%, 69%)  Sage