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#9BE8F5

#9be8f5 ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9be8f5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 90.98% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.73% cyan, 5.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 188.67°, with 81.82% saturation and 78.43% 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 15.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.7127

Complementary

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #f5a89b

Split complementary

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #f59bbb
  3. #f5d59b

Analogous

  1. #9bf5d5
  2. #9be8f5
  3. #9bbbf5

Triadic

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #f59be8
  3. #e8f59b

Tetradic

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #a89bf5
  3. #f5a89b
  4. #e8f59b

Square

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #d59bf5
  3. #f5a89b
  4. #bbf59b

Monochromatic

  1. #16c3e1
  2. #55d8ee
  3. #9be8f5
  4. #e1f8fc
  5. #ecfbfd

Shades

#9be8f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #8cd1dd
  3. #7cbac4
  4. #6da2ac
  5. #5d8b93
  6. #4e747b
  7. #3e5d62
  8. #2f464a
  9. #1f2e31
  10. #101719
  11. #000000

Tints

#9be8f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #a5eaf6
  3. #afedf7
  4. #b9eff8
  5. #c3f1f9
  6. #cdf4fa
  7. #d7f6fb
  8. #e1f8fc
  9. #ebfafd
  10. #f5fdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9be8f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9be8f5
  2. #98dee9
  3. #96d3de
  4. #93c9d2
  5. #90bec6
  6. #8eb4bb
  7. #8baaaf
  8. #889fa3
  9. #859597
  10. #838a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5e1e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dce2f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd7f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78efec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5e5f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbdef5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87ecf0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9be8f5 {
  color: #9be8f5;
}
Background
.bg-9be8f5 {
  background-color: #9be8f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9be8f5 {
  border: 2px solid #9be8f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9be8f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 232 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 82% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9be8f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9be8f5, #9bbbf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9be8f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 232 245 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.32 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.91 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.10 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.72 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.80 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.91 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.37 #64170a Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#9be8f5  rgb(155, 232, 245)  hsl(189, 82%, 78%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f5a89b  rgb(245, 168, 155)  hsl(9, 82%, 78%)  Vivid Tangerine
#f59be8  rgb(245, 155, 232)  hsl(309, 82%, 78%)  Plum
#e8f59b  rgb(232, 245, 155)  hsl(69, 82%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow