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#9CD7EE

#9cd7ee ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cd7ee is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 84.31% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.45% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 196.83°, with 70.69% saturation and 77.25% 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 13.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6184

Complementary

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #eeb39c

Split complementary

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #ee9cae
  3. #eedc9c

Analogous

  1. #9ceedc
  2. #9cd7ee
  3. #9caeee

Triadic

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #ee9cd7
  3. #d7ee9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #b39cee
  3. #eeb39c
  4. #d7ee9c

Square

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #dc9cee
  3. #eeb39c
  4. #aeee9c

Monochromatic

  1. #239ece
  2. #5bbde3
  3. #9cd7ee
  4. #ddf1f9
  5. #eef8fc

Shades

#9cd7ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #8cc2d6
  3. #7dacbe
  4. #6d97a7
  5. #5e818f
  6. #4e6c77
  7. #3e565f
  8. #2f4147
  9. #1f2b30
  10. #101618
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd7ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #a6dbf0
  3. #b0dff1
  4. #bae3f3
  5. #c4e7f5
  6. #ceebf7
  7. #d7eff8
  8. #e1f3fa
  9. #ebf7fc
  10. #f5fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd7ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd7ee
  2. #99cee3
  3. #96c6d8
  4. #94bdcd
  5. #91b4c2
  6. #8eacb7
  7. #8ba3ac
  8. #889aa1
  9. #869196
  10. #83898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcd2dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad4ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #becaee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7fdede ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9d5ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1cfee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cdbe5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd7ee {
  color: #9cd7ee;
}
Background
.bg-9cd7ee {
  background-color: #9cd7ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd7ee {
  border: 2px solid #9cd7ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd7ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 215 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 71% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd7ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd7ee, #9caeee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd7ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 215 238 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 2.84 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.24 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.65 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.31 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.52 #632811 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#9cd7ee  rgb(156, 215, 238)  hsl(197, 71%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue
#eeb39c  rgb(238, 179, 156)  hsl(17, 71%, 77%)  Zinnwaldite
#ee9cd7  rgb(238, 156, 215)  hsl(317, 71%, 77%)  Plum
#d7ee9c  rgb(215, 238, 156)  hsl(77, 71%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod