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#9DBEDE

#9dbede ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dbede is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 74.51% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.28% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 209.54°, with 49.62% saturation and 74.31% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.4927

Complementary

  1. #9dbede
  2. #debd9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dbede
  2. #de9d9d
  3. #dedd9d

Analogous

  1. #9ddedd
  2. #9dbede
  3. #9d9dde

Triadic

  1. #9dbede
  2. #de9dbe
  3. #bede9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dbede
  2. #bd9dde
  3. #debd9d
  4. #bede9d

Square

  1. #9dbede
  2. #dd9dde
  3. #debd9d
  4. #9dde9d

Monochromatic

  1. #3972a9
  2. #6498cb
  3. #9dbede
  4. #d6e4f1
  5. #f0f5fa

Shades

#9dbede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dbede
  2. #8dabc8
  3. #7e98b2
  4. #6e859b
  5. #5e7285
  6. #4f5f6f
  7. #3f4c59
  8. #2f3943
  9. #1f262c
  10. #101316
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dbede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dbede
  2. #a7c5e1
  3. #b1cbe5
  4. #bad2e8
  5. #c4d8eb
  6. #cedfef
  7. #d8e5f2
  8. #e2ecf5
  9. #ebf2f8
  10. #f5f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dbede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dbede
  2. #9ab8d5
  3. #97b2cb
  4. #94abc2
  5. #91a5b8
  6. #8f9faf
  7. #8c99a6
  8. #89939c
  9. #868c93
  10. #838689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbcca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab7dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ac5c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aabedf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bade ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c2d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dbede {
  color: #9dbede;
}
Background
.bg-9dbede {
  background-color: #9dbede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dbede {
  border: 2px solid #9dbede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dbede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 190 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 50% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dbede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dbede, #9d9dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dbede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 190 222 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.18 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.34 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.44 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.21 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.40 #624121 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9dbede  rgb(157, 190, 222)  hsl(210, 50%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#debd9d  rgb(222, 189, 157)  hsl(30, 50%, 74%)  Tan
#de9dbe  rgb(222, 157, 190)  hsl(330, 50%, 74%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#bede9d  rgb(190, 222, 157)  hsl(90, 50%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple