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#9DBBD5

#9dbbd5 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9dbbd5 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 73.33% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.29% cyan, 12.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 207.86°, with 40% saturation and 72.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.4751

Complementary

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #d5b79d

Split complementary

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #d59d9f
  3. #d5d39d

Analogous

  1. #9dd5d3
  2. #9dbbd5
  3. #9d9fd5

Triadic

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #d59dbb
  3. #bbd59d

Tetradic

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #b79dd5
  3. #d5b79d
  4. #bbd59d

Square

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #d39dd5
  3. #d5b79d
  4. #9fd59d

Monochromatic

  1. #417098
  2. #6796be
  3. #9dbbd5
  4. #d3e0ec
  5. #f1f5f9

Shades

#9dbbd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #8da8c0
  3. #7e96aa
  4. #6e8395
  5. #5e7080
  6. #4f5e6b
  7. #3f4b55
  8. #2f3840
  9. #1f252b
  10. #101315
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dbbd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #a7c2d9
  3. #b1c9dd
  4. #bacfe2
  5. #c4d6e6
  6. #ceddea
  7. #d8e4ee
  8. #e2ebf2
  9. #ebf1f7
  10. #f5f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dbbd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dbbd5
  2. #9ab5cd
  3. #97afc4
  4. #94a9bc
  5. #91a3b3
  6. #8f9eab
  7. #8c98a2
  8. #89929a
  9. #868c91
  10. #838689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb9c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bbd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab5d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dc1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9bbd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b7d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94bfcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dbbd5 {
  color: #9dbbd5;
}
Background
.bg-9dbbd5 {
  background-color: #9dbbd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dbbd5 {
  border: 2px solid #9dbbd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dbbd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 187 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 40% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dbbd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dbbd5, #9d9fd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dbbd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 187 213 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.38 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.06 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.17 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.14 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.47 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.48 #62442a Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9dbbd5  rgb(157, 187, 213)  hsl(208, 40%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#d5b79d  rgb(213, 183, 157)  hsl(28, 40%, 73%)  Tan
#d59dbb  rgb(213, 157, 187)  hsl(328, 40%, 73%)  Lilac
#bbd59d  rgb(187, 213, 157)  hsl(88, 40%, 73%)  Celadon