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#9CCDDA

#9ccdda ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ccdda is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 80.39% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 5.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 192.58°, with 45.59% saturation and 73.33% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5579

Complementary

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #daa99c

Split complementary

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #da9cae
  3. #dac89c

Analogous

  1. #9cdac8
  2. #9ccdda
  3. #9caeda

Triadic

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #da9ccd
  3. #cdda9c

Tetradic

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #a99cda
  3. #daa99c
  4. #cdda9c

Square

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #c89cda
  3. #daa99c
  4. #aeda9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3c8ca1
  2. #64b1c5
  3. #9ccdda
  4. #d4e9ef
  5. #f0f8f9

Shades

#9ccdda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #8cb9c4
  3. #7da4ae
  4. #6d9099
  5. #5e7b83
  6. #4e676d
  7. #3e5257
  8. #2f3e41
  9. #1f292c
  10. #101516
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ccdda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #a6d2de
  3. #b0d7e1
  4. #badce5
  5. #c4e1e9
  6. #cee6ed
  7. #d7ebf0
  8. #e1f0f4
  9. #ebf5f8
  10. #f5fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ccdda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ccdda
  2. #99c5d1
  3. #96bec8
  4. #94b6bf
  5. #91aeb6
  6. #8ea7ad
  7. #8b9fa4
  8. #88979b
  9. #868f92
  10. #838889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4cadb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c2da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88d2d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5cbda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aec6da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90d0d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ccdda {
  color: #9ccdda;
}
Background
.bg-9ccdda {
  background-color: #9ccdda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ccdda {
  border: 2px solid #9ccdda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ccdda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 205 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 46% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ccdda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ccdda, #9caeda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ccdda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 205 218 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.36 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.91 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.32 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.33 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.17 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.36 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.68 #633225 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#9ccdda  rgb(156, 205, 218)  hsl(193, 46%, 73%)  Light Blue
#daa99c  rgb(218, 169, 156)  hsl(13, 46%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#da9ccd  rgb(218, 156, 205)  hsl(313, 46%, 73%)  Plum
#cdda9c  rgb(205, 218, 156)  hsl(73, 46%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod