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#9DBDFB

#9dbdfb ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dbdfb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 74.12% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.45% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 219.57°, with 92.16% saturation and 80% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.47.

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Relative luminance0.5053

Complementary

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #fbdb9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #fbac9d
  3. #ecfb9d

Analogous

  1. #9decfb
  2. #9dbdfb
  3. #ac9dfb

Triadic

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #fb9dbd
  3. #bdfb9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #db9dfb
  3. #fbdb9d
  4. #bdfb9d

Square

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #fb9dec
  3. #fbdb9d
  4. #9dfbac

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5af5
  2. #538cf8
  3. #9dbdfb
  4. #e6effe
  5. #ebf2fe

Shades

#9dbdfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #8daae2
  3. #7e97c9
  4. #6e84b0
  5. #5e7197
  6. #4f5f7e
  7. #3f4c64
  8. #2f394b
  9. #1f2632
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dbdfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #a7c4fb
  3. #b1cafc
  4. #bad1fc
  5. #c4d7fd
  6. #cedefd
  7. #d8e5fd
  8. #e2ebfe
  9. #ebf2fe
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dbdfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dbdfb
  2. #9ab7ef
  3. #97b1e2
  4. #94abd6
  5. #91a5ca
  6. #8f9fbe
  7. #8c98b1
  8. #8992a5
  9. #868c99
  10. #83868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bdd8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c1fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb9fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7fcad2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c0fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebafa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cc5e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dbdfb {
  color: #9dbdfb;
}
Background
.bg-9dbdfb {
  background-color: #9dbdfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dbdfb {
  border: 2px solid #9dbdfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dbdfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 189 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 92% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dbdfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dbdfb, #ac9dfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dbdfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 189 251 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.97 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.57 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.20 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.90 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.34 #624204 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9dbdfb  rgb(157, 189, 251)  hsl(220, 92%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#fbdb9d  rgb(251, 219, 157)  hsl(40, 92%, 80%)  Navajo White
#fb9dbd  rgb(251, 157, 189)  hsl(340, 92%, 80%)  Carnation Pink
#bdfb9d  rgb(189, 251, 157)  hsl(100, 92%, 80%)  Pale Green