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#9CE5FF

#9ce5ff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9ce5ff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 89.8% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.82% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 195.76°, with 100% saturation and 80.59% 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 15.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.7033

Complementary

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #ffb69c

Split complementary

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #ff9cb4
  3. #ffe89c

Analogous

  1. #9cffe8
  2. #9ce5ff
  3. #9cb4ff

Triadic

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #ff9ce5
  3. #e5ff9c

Tetradic

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #b69cff
  3. #ffb69c
  4. #e5ff9c

Square

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #e89cff
  3. #ffb69c
  4. #b4ff9c

Monochromatic

  1. #03bdff
  2. #50d1ff
  3. #9ce5ff
  4. #e9f9ff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#9ce5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #8ccee6
  3. #7db7cc
  4. #6da0b3
  5. #5e8999
  6. #4e7380
  7. #3e5c66
  8. #2f454d
  9. #1f2e33
  10. #10171a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ce5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #a6e8ff
  3. #b0eaff
  4. #baedff
  5. #c4efff
  6. #cef2ff
  7. #d7f5ff
  8. #e1f7ff
  9. #ebfaff
  10. #f5fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ce5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ce5ff
  2. #99dbf2
  3. #96d1e6
  4. #94c7d9
  5. #91bdcc
  6. #8eb3c0
  7. #8ba8b3
  8. #889ea6
  9. #869499
  10. #838a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4dfea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6e1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d5ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75eded ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1e3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7dcff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86eaf4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ce5ff {
  color: #9ce5ff;
}
Background
.bg-9ce5ff {
  background-color: #9ce5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ce5ff {
  border: 2px solid #9ce5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ce5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 229 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ce5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ce5ff, #9cb4ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ce5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 229 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.64 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.65 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.71 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.00 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.69 #631a00 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#9ce5ff  rgb(156, 229, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 81%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffb69c  rgb(255, 182, 156)  hsl(16, 100%, 81%)  Vivid Tangerine
#ff9ce5  rgb(255, 156, 229)  hsl(316, 100%, 81%)  Plum
#e5ff9c  rgb(229, 255, 156)  hsl(76, 100%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow