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#9DCBED

#9dcbed ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dcbed is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 79.61% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.76% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 68.97% saturation and 77.25% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5599

Complementary

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #edbf9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #ed9da3
  3. #ede79d

Analogous

  1. #9dede7
  2. #9dcbed
  3. #9da3ed

Triadic

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #ed9dcb
  3. #cbed9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #bf9ded
  3. #edbf9d
  4. #cbed9d

Square

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #e79ded
  3. #edbf9d
  4. #a3ed9d

Monochromatic

  1. #2585cc
  2. #5ca9e1
  3. #9dcbed
  4. #deedf9
  5. #eef6fc

Shades

#9dcbed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #8db7d5
  3. #7ea2be
  4. #6e8ea6
  5. #5e7a8e
  6. #4f6677
  7. #3f515f
  8. #2f3d47
  9. #1f292f
  10. #101418
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dcbed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #a7d0ef
  3. #b1d5f1
  4. #badbf2
  5. #c4e0f4
  6. #cee5f6
  7. #d8eaf8
  8. #e2effa
  9. #ebf5fb
  10. #f5fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dcbed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dcbed
  2. #9ac4e2
  3. #97bcd7
  4. #94b5cc
  5. #91adc1
  6. #8fa6b7
  7. #8c9eac
  8. #8997a1
  9. #868f96
  10. #83888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c8d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdcaef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c1ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83d3d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1cbee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aac5ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ed0e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dcbed {
  color: #9dcbed;
}
Background
.bg-9dcbed {
  background-color: #9dcbed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dcbed {
  border: 2px solid #9dcbed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dcbed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 203 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 69% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dcbed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dcbed, #9da3ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dcbed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 203 237 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 3.93 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.66 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.15 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.29 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.49 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.65 #623412 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#9dcbed  rgb(157, 203, 237)  hsl(206, 69%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#edbf9d  rgb(237, 191, 157)  hsl(26, 69%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#ed9dcb  rgb(237, 157, 203)  hsl(326, 69%, 77%)  Carnation Pink
#cbed9d  rgb(203, 237, 157)  hsl(86, 69%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple