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#97BBCD

#97bbcd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97bbcd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 35.06% saturation and 69.8% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4653

Complementary

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #cda997

Split complementary

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #cd97a0
  3. #cdc497

Analogous

  1. #97cdc4
  2. #97bbcd
  3. #97a0cd

Triadic

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #cd97bb
  3. #bbcd97

Tetradic

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #a997cd
  3. #cda997
  4. #bbcd97

Square

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #c497cd
  3. #cda997
  4. #a0cd97

Monochromatic

  1. #427189
  2. #6399b4
  3. #97bbcd
  4. #cbdde6
  5. #f1f6f8

Shades

#97bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #88a8b9
  3. #7996a4
  4. #6a8390
  5. #5b707b
  6. #4c5e67
  7. #3c4b52
  8. #2d383e
  9. #1e2529
  10. #0f1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#97bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #a1c2d2
  3. #acc9d7
  4. #b6cfdc
  5. #c1d6e1
  6. #cbdde6
  7. #d5e4eb
  8. #e0ebf0
  9. #eaf1f5
  10. #f5f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97bbcd
  2. #95b5c5
  3. #92afbe
  4. #90a9b6
  5. #8ea3ae
  6. #8c9ea7
  7. #89989f
  8. #879297
  9. #858c8f
  10. #828688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab8bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b9ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8bace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3b6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ebec6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97bbcd {
  color: #97bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-97bbcd {
  background-color: #97bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #97bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97bbcd, #97a0cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.79 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.14 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.40 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.58 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.78 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.80 #684432 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#97bbcd  rgb(151, 187, 205)  hsl(200, 35%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#cda997  rgb(205, 169, 151)  hsl(20, 35%, 70%)  Tumbleweed
#cd97bb  rgb(205, 151, 187)  hsl(320, 35%, 70%)  Lilac
#bbcd97  rgb(187, 205, 151)  hsl(80, 35%, 70%)  Olivine