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#9CCCD3

#9cccd3 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cccd3 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 80% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.07% cyan, 3.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 187.64°, with 38.46% saturation and 71.96% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5496

Complementary

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #d3a39c

Split complementary

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #d39cb0
  3. #d3bf9c

Analogous

  1. #9cd3bf
  2. #9cccd3
  3. #9cb0d3

Triadic

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #d39ccc
  3. #ccd39c

Tetradic

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #a39cd3
  3. #d3a39c
  4. #ccd39c

Square

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #bf9cd3
  3. #d3a39c
  4. #b0d39c

Monochromatic

  1. #428a94
  2. #67b1bb
  3. #9cccd3
  4. #d1e7eb
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#9cccd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #8cb8be
  3. #7da3a9
  4. #6d8f94
  5. #5e7a7f
  6. #4e666a
  7. #3e5254
  8. #2f3d3f
  9. #1f292a
  10. #101415
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cccd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #a6d1d7
  3. #b0d6dc
  4. #badbe0
  5. #c4e0e5
  6. #cee6e9
  7. #d7ebed
  8. #e1f0f2
  9. #ebf5f6
  10. #f5fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cccd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cccd3
  2. #99c4cb
  3. #96bdc2
  4. #94b5ba
  5. #91aeb2
  6. #8ea6aa
  7. #8b9ea1
  8. #889799
  9. #868f91
  10. #838888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c7ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c8d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac0d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ad0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5cad3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc5d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92cfd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cccd3 {
  color: #9cccd3;
}
Background
.bg-9cccd3 {
  background-color: #9cccd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cccd3 {
  border: 2px solid #9cccd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cccd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 204 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cccd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cccd3, #9cb0d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cccd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 204 211 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.82 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.88 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.16 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.86 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.39 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.50 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.41 #63332c Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#9cccd3  rgb(156, 204, 211)  hsl(188, 38%, 72%)  Powder Blue
#d3a39c  rgb(211, 163, 156)  hsl(8, 38%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#d39ccc  rgb(211, 156, 204)  hsl(308, 38%, 72%)  Plum
#ccd39c  rgb(204, 211, 156)  hsl(68, 38%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod