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#9CCEDA

#9cceda ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cceda is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 80.78% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 5.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 191.61°, 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5627

Complementary

  1. #9cceda
  2. #daa89c

Split complementary

  1. #9cceda
  2. #da9caf
  3. #dac79c

Analogous

  1. #9cdac7
  2. #9cceda
  3. #9cafda

Triadic

  1. #9cceda
  2. #da9cce
  3. #ceda9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cceda
  2. #a89cda
  3. #daa89c
  4. #ceda9c

Square

  1. #9cceda
  2. #c79cda
  3. #daa89c
  4. #afda9c

Monochromatic

  1. #3c8da1
  2. #64b2c5
  3. #9cceda
  4. #d4eaef
  5. #f0f8f9

Shades

#9cceda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cceda
  2. #8cb9c4
  3. #7da5ae
  4. #6d9099
  5. #5e7c83
  6. #4e676d
  7. #3e5257
  8. #2f3e41
  9. #1f292c
  10. #101516
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cceda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cceda
  2. #a6d3de
  3. #b0d8e1
  4. #badde5
  5. #c4e2e9
  6. #cee7ed
  7. #d7ebf0
  8. #e1f0f4
  9. #ebf5f8
  10. #f5fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cceda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cceda
  2. #99c6d1
  3. #96bec8
  4. #94b7bf
  5. #91afb6
  6. #8ea7ad
  7. #8b9fa4
  8. #88979b
  9. #869092
  10. #838889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c9ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cadb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac2da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88d3d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ccda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc7da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90d1d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cceda {
  color: #9cceda;
}
Background
.bg-9cceda {
  background-color: #9cceda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cceda {
  border: 2px solid #9cceda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cceda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 206 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 46% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cceda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cceda, #9cafda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cceda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 206 218 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.47 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.76 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.91 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.64 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.51 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.72 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.01 #633125 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#9cceda  rgb(156, 206, 218)  hsl(192, 46%, 73%)  Light Blue
#daa89c  rgb(218, 168, 156)  hsl(12, 46%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#da9cce  rgb(218, 156, 206)  hsl(312, 46%, 73%)  Plum
#ceda9c  rgb(206, 218, 156)  hsl(72, 46%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod