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#9CDFF8

#9cdff8 ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9cdff8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 87.45% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.1% cyan, 10.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 196.3°, with 86.79% saturation and 79.22% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6662

Complementary

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #f8b59c

Split complementary

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #f89cb1
  3. #f8e39c

Analogous

  1. #9cf8e3
  2. #9cdff8
  3. #9cb1f8

Triadic

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #f89cdf
  3. #dff89c

Tetradic

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #b59cf8
  3. #f8b59c
  4. #dff89c

Square

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #e39cf8
  3. #f8b59c
  4. #b1f89c

Monochromatic

  1. #11afea
  2. #55c8f3
  3. #9cdff8
  4. #e3f6fd
  5. #ecf9fe

Shades

#9cdff8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #8cc9df
  3. #7db2c6
  4. #6d9cae
  5. #5e8695
  6. #4e707c
  7. #3e5963
  8. #2f434a
  9. #1f2d32
  10. #101619
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cdff8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #a6e2f9
  3. #b0e5f9
  4. #bae9fa
  5. #c4ecfb
  6. #ceeffc
  7. #d7f2fc
  8. #e1f5fd
  9. #ebf9fe
  10. #f5fcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cdff8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cdff8
  2. #99d6ec
  3. #96cce0
  4. #94c3d4
  5. #91b9c8
  6. #8eb0bc
  7. #8ba6b0
  8. #889da4
  9. #869398
  10. #838a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1d9e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1dbf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3d0f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ae7e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beddf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4d6f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89e4ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cdff8 {
  color: #9cdff8;
}
Background
.bg-9cdff8 {
  background-color: #9cdff8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cdff8 {
  border: 2px solid #9cdff8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cdff8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 223 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 87% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cdff8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cdff8, #9cb1f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cdff8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 223 248 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 2.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.55 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.67 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.66 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.72 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.86 #632007 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#9cdff8  rgb(156, 223, 248)  hsl(196, 87%, 79%)  Non-Photo Blue
#f8b59c  rgb(248, 181, 156)  hsl(16, 87%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#f89cdf  rgb(248, 156, 223)  hsl(316, 87%, 79%)  Plum
#dff89c  rgb(223, 248, 156)  hsl(76, 87%, 79%)  Pastel Yellow