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#9BDFEC

#9bdfec ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bdfec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 87.45% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.32% cyan, 5.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 189.63°, with 68.07% saturation and 76.67% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.658

Complementary

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #eca89b

Split complementary

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #ec9bb7
  3. #ecd19b

Analogous

  1. #9becd1
  2. #9bdfec
  3. #9bb7ec

Triadic

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #ec9bdf
  3. #dfec9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #a89bec
  3. #eca89b
  4. #dfec9b

Square

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #d19bec
  3. #eca89b
  4. #b7ec9b

Monochromatic

  1. #26aec8
  2. #5bcae0
  3. #9bdfec
  4. #dbf4f8
  5. #eefafc

Shades

#9bdfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #8cc9d4
  3. #7cb2bd
  4. #6d9ca5
  5. #5d868e
  6. #4e7076
  7. #3e595e
  8. #2f4347
  9. #1f2d2f
  10. #101618
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bdfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #a5e2ee
  3. #afe5f0
  4. #b9e9f2
  5. #c3ecf4
  6. #cdeff6
  7. #d7f2f7
  8. #e1f5f9
  9. #ebf9fb
  10. #f5fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bdfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bdfec
  2. #98d6e1
  3. #96ccd6
  4. #93c3cc
  5. #90b9c1
  6. #8eb0b6
  7. #8ba6ab
  8. #889da0
  9. #859396
  10. #838a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d8de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3daed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6d0ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7de5e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfdced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6d6ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ae3e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bdfec {
  color: #9bdfec;
}
Background
.bg-9bdfec {
  background-color: #9bdfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bdfec {
  border: 2px solid #9bdfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bdfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 223 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bdfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bdfec, #9bb7ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bdfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 223 236 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 2.66 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.85 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.18 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.95 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.78 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.51 #642013 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#9bdfec  rgb(155, 223, 236)  hsl(190, 68%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#eca89b  rgb(236, 168, 155)  hsl(10, 68%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#ec9bdf  rgb(236, 155, 223)  hsl(310, 68%, 77%)  Plum
#dfec9b  rgb(223, 236, 155)  hsl(70, 68%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod