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#9BCDDF

#9bcddf ≈ Light Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bcddf is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 80.39% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.49% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 195.88°, with 51.52% saturation and 74.12% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.5596

Complementary

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #dfad9b

Split complementary

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #df9bab
  3. #dfcf9b

Analogous

  1. #9bdfcf
  2. #9bcddf
  3. #9babdf

Triadic

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #df9bcd
  3. #cddf9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #ad9bdf
  3. #dfad9b
  4. #cddf9b

Square

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #cf9bdf
  3. #dfad9b
  4. #abdf9b

Monochromatic

  1. #378caa
  2. #61b0cc
  3. #9bcddf
  4. #d5eaf2
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#9bcddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #8cb9c9
  3. #7ca4b2
  4. #6d909c
  5. #5d7b86
  6. #4e6770
  7. #3e5259
  8. #2f3e43
  9. #1f292d
  10. #101516
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bcddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #a5d2e2
  3. #afd7e5
  4. #b9dce9
  5. #c3e1ec
  6. #cde6ef
  7. #d7ebf2
  8. #e1f0f5
  9. #ebf5f9
  10. #f5fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bcddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bcddf
  2. #98c5d6
  3. #96becc
  4. #93b6c3
  5. #90aeb9
  6. #8ea7b0
  7. #8b9fa6
  8. #88979d
  9. #858f93
  10. #83888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c8d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2cae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c2df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85d3d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4cbe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adc6df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ed1d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bcddf {
  color: #9bcddf;
}
Background
.bg-9bcddf {
  background-color: #9bcddf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bcddf {
  border: 2px solid #9bcddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bcddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 205 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bcddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bcddf, #9babdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bcddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 205 223 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.34 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.90 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.68 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.79 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.22 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.53 #643220 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#9bcddf  rgb(155, 205, 223)  hsl(196, 52%, 74%)  Light Blue
#dfad9b  rgb(223, 173, 155)  hsl(16, 52%, 74%)  Zinnwaldite
#df9bcd  rgb(223, 155, 205)  hsl(316, 52%, 74%)  Plum
#cddf9b  rgb(205, 223, 155)  hsl(76, 52%, 74%)  Tea Green