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#9BCED2

#9bced2 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9bced2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 80.78% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.19% cyan, 1.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 184.36°, with 37.93% saturation and 71.57% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.5576

Complementary

  1. #9bced2
  2. #d29f9b

Split complementary

  1. #9bced2
  2. #d29bb3
  3. #d2ba9b

Analogous

  1. #9bd2ba
  2. #9bced2
  3. #9bb3d2

Triadic

  1. #9bced2
  2. #d29bce
  3. #ced29b

Tetradic

  1. #9bced2
  2. #9f9bd2
  3. #d29f9b
  4. #ced29b

Square

  1. #9bced2
  2. #ba9bd2
  3. #d29f9b
  4. #b3d29b

Monochromatic

  1. #428c92
  2. #66b4ba
  3. #9bced2
  4. #d0e8ea
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#9bced2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bced2
  2. #8cb9bd
  3. #7ca5a8
  4. #6d9093
  5. #5d7c7e
  6. #4e6769
  7. #3e5254
  8. #2f3e3f
  9. #1f292a
  10. #101515
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bced2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bced2
  2. #a5d3d7
  3. #afd8db
  4. #b9dde0
  5. #c3e2e4
  6. #cde7e9
  7. #d7ebed
  8. #e1f0f2
  9. #ebf5f6
  10. #f5fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bced2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bced2
  2. #98c6ca
  3. #96bec2
  4. #93b7b9
  5. #90afb1
  6. #8ea7a9
  7. #8b9fa1
  8. #889799
  9. #859090
  10. #838888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c9ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c9d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc2d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89d2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7cbd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0c7d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90d0d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bced2 {
  color: #9bced2;
}
Background
.bg-9bced2 {
  background-color: #9bced2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bced2 {
  border: 2px solid #9bced2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bced2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 206 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bced2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bced2, #9bb3d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bced2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 206 210 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.65 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.84 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.01 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.11 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.58 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.69 #64312d Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#9bced2  rgb(155, 206, 210)  hsl(184, 38%, 72%)  Powder Blue
#d29f9b  rgb(210, 159, 155)  hsl(4, 38%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#d29bce  rgb(210, 155, 206)  hsl(304, 38%, 72%)  Plum
#ced29b  rgb(206, 210, 155)  hsl(64, 38%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod