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#9CCDDB

#9ccddb ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ccddb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.77% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 46.67% saturation and 73.53% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5585

Complementary

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #dbaa9c

Split complementary

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #db9cae
  3. #dbc99c

Analogous

  1. #9cdbc9
  2. #9ccddb
  3. #9caedb

Triadic

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #db9ccd
  3. #cddb9c

Tetradic

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #aa9cdb
  3. #dbaa9c
  4. #cddb9c

Square

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #c99cdb
  3. #dbaa9c
  4. #aedb9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3b8ca3
  2. #64b1c7
  3. #9ccddb
  4. #d4e9ef
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#9ccddb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #8cb9c5
  3. #7da4af
  4. #6d9099
  5. #5e7b83
  6. #4e676e
  7. #3e5258
  8. #2f3e42
  9. #1f292c
  10. #101516
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ccddb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #a6d2df
  3. #b0d7e2
  4. #badce6
  5. #c4e1e9
  6. #cee6ed
  7. #d7ebf1
  8. #e1f0f4
  9. #ebf5f8
  10. #f5fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ccddb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ccddb
  2. #99c5d2
  3. #96bec9
  4. #94b6c0
  5. #91aeb7
  6. #8ea7ae
  7. #8b9fa4
  8. #88979b
  9. #868f92
  10. #838889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3cadc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c2db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87d2d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5cbdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aec6db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90d0d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ccddb {
  color: #9ccddb;
}
Background
.bg-9ccddb {
  background-color: #9ccddb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ccddb {
  border: 2px solid #9ccddb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ccddb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 205 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 47% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ccddb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ccddb, #9caedb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ccddb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 205 219 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.24 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.87 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.02 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.01 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.10 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.43 #633224 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#9ccddb  rgb(156, 205, 219)  hsl(193, 47%, 74%)  Light Blue
#dbaa9c  rgb(219, 170, 156)  hsl(13, 47%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#db9ccd  rgb(219, 156, 205)  hsl(313, 47%, 74%)  Plum
#cddb9c  rgb(205, 219, 156)  hsl(73, 47%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod