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#9DBFDE

#9dbfde ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dbfde is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 74.9% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.28% cyan, 13.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 208.62°, 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.497

Complementary

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #debc9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #de9d9e
  3. #dedd9d

Analogous

  1. #9ddedd
  2. #9dbfde
  3. #9d9ede

Triadic

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #de9dbf
  3. #bfde9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #bc9dde
  3. #debc9d
  4. #bfde9d

Square

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #dd9dde
  3. #debc9d
  4. #9ede9d

Monochromatic

  1. #3974a9
  2. #649acb
  3. #9dbfde
  4. #d6e4f1
  5. #f0f5fa

Shades

#9dbfde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #8dacc8
  3. #7e99b2
  4. #6e869b
  5. #5e7385
  6. #4f606f
  7. #3f4c59
  8. #2f3943
  9. #1f262c
  10. #101316
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dbfde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #a7c5e1
  3. #b1cce5
  4. #bad2e8
  5. #c4d9eb
  6. #cedfef
  7. #d8e5f2
  8. #e2ecf5
  9. #ebf2f8
  10. #f5f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dbfde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dbfde
  2. #9ab9d5
  3. #97b2cb
  4. #94acc2
  5. #91a6b8
  6. #8fa0af
  7. #8c99a6
  8. #89939c
  9. #868d93
  10. #838689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0bdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bfe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ac6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abbfdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bbde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c3d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dbfde {
  color: #9dbfde;
}
Background
.bg-9dbfde {
  background-color: #9dbfde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dbfde {
  border: 2px solid #9dbfde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dbfde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 191 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 50% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dbfde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dbfde, #9d9ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dbfde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 191 222 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.33 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.01 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.06 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.70 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.94 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.23 #624021 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9dbfde  rgb(157, 191, 222)  hsl(209, 50%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#debc9d  rgb(222, 188, 157)  hsl(29, 50%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#de9dbf  rgb(222, 157, 191)  hsl(329, 50%, 74%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#bfde9d  rgb(191, 222, 157)  hsl(89, 50%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple