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#9BC5F0

#9bc5f0 ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bc5f0 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 77.25% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.42% cyan, 17.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 210.35°, with 73.91% saturation and 77.45% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.5319

Complementary

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #f0c69b

Split complementary

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #f09b9b
  3. #f0f09b

Analogous

  1. #9bf0f0
  2. #9bc5f0
  3. #9b9bf0

Triadic

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #f09bc5
  3. #c5f09b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #c69bf0
  3. #f0c69b
  4. #c5f09b

Square

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #f09bf0
  3. #f0c69b
  4. #9bf09b

Monochromatic

  1. #2078d2
  2. #589ee6
  3. #9bc5f0
  4. #deecfa
  5. #edf5fc

Shades

#9bc5f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #8cb1d8
  3. #7c9ec0
  4. #6d8aa8
  5. #5d7690
  6. #4e6378
  7. #3e4f60
  8. #2f3b48
  9. #1f2730
  10. #101418
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc5f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #a5cbf2
  3. #afd1f3
  4. #b9d6f5
  5. #c3dcf6
  6. #cde2f8
  7. #d7e8f9
  8. #e1eefb
  9. #ebf3fc
  10. #f5f9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc5f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc5f0
  2. #98bee5
  3. #96b7da
  4. #93b0ce
  5. #90a9c3
  6. #8ea3b8
  7. #8b9cad
  8. #8895a2
  9. #858e96
  10. #83878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c2d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c6f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aabdef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7fcfd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc5f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4c0ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bcbdf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc5f0 {
  color: #9bc5f0;
}
Background
.bg-9bc5f0 {
  background-color: #9bc5f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc5f0 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc5f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc5f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 197 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 74% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc5f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc5f0, #9b9bf0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc5f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 197 240 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.77 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.06 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.09 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.54 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.36 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.60 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.01 #643a0f Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#9bc5f0  rgb(155, 197, 240)  hsl(210, 74%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#f0c69b  rgb(240, 198, 155)  hsl(30, 74%, 77%)  Peach Orange
#f09bc5  rgb(240, 155, 197)  hsl(330, 74%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#c5f09b  rgb(197, 240, 155)  hsl(90, 74%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple