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#9CBEFD

#9cbefd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cbefd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 74.51% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.34% cyan, 24.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 218.97°, with 96.04% saturation and 80.2% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.62.

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Relative luminance0.5099

Complementary

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #fddb9c

Split complementary

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #fdab9c
  3. #effd9c

Analogous

  1. #9ceffd
  2. #9cbefd
  3. #ab9cfd

Triadic

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #fd9cbe
  3. #befd9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #db9cfd
  3. #fddb9c
  4. #befd9c

Square

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #fd9cef
  3. #fddb9c
  4. #9cfdab

Monochromatic

  1. #065cfa
  2. #518dfb
  3. #9cbefd
  4. #e7efff
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#9cbefd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #8cabe4
  3. #7d98ca
  4. #6d85b1
  5. #5e7298
  6. #4e5f7f
  7. #3e4c65
  8. #2f394c
  9. #1f2633
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cbefd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #a6c5fd
  3. #b0cbfd
  4. #bad2fe
  5. #c4d8fe
  6. #cedffe
  7. #d7e5fe
  8. #e1ecfe
  9. #ebf2ff
  10. #f5f9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cbefd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cbefd
  2. #99b8f1
  3. #96b2e4
  4. #94abd8
  5. #91a5cb
  6. #8e9fbf
  7. #8b99b2
  8. #8893a6
  9. #868c99
  10. #83868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bdda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb9fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ccbd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbbfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ac6e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cbefd {
  color: #9cbefd;
}
Background
.bg-9cbefd {
  background-color: #9cbefd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cbefd {
  border: 2px solid #9cbefd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cbefd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 190 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cbefd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cbefd, #ab9cfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cbefd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 190 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.62 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.83 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.26 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.28 #634102 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9cbefd  rgb(156, 190, 253)  hsl(219, 96%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#fddb9c  rgb(253, 219, 156)  hsl(39, 96%, 80%)  Navajo White
#fd9cbe  rgb(253, 156, 190)  hsl(339, 96%, 80%)  Carnation Pink
#befd9c  rgb(190, 253, 156)  hsl(99, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green