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#9DCCCE

#9dccce ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9dccce is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 80% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.79% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 182.45°, with 33.33% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.5481

Complementary

  1. #9dccce
  2. #ce9f9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dccce
  2. #ce9db4
  3. #ceb89d

Analogous

  1. #9dceb8
  2. #9dccce
  3. #9db4ce

Triadic

  1. #9dccce
  2. #ce9dcc
  3. #ccce9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dccce
  2. #9f9dce
  3. #ce9f9d
  4. #ccce9d

Square

  1. #9dccce
  2. #b89dce
  3. #ce9f9d
  4. #b4ce9d

Monochromatic

  1. #46898c
  2. #6ab1b5
  3. #9dccce
  4. #d0e7e8
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#9dccce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dccce
  2. #8db8b9
  3. #7ea3a5
  4. #6e8f90
  5. #5e7a7c
  6. #4f6667
  7. #3f5252
  8. #2f3d3e
  9. #1f2929
  10. #101415
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dccce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dccce
  2. #a7d1d3
  3. #b1d6d8
  4. #badbdd
  5. #c4e0e2
  6. #cee6e7
  7. #d8ebeb
  8. #e2f0f0
  9. #ebf5f5
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dccce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dccce
  2. #9ac4c6
  3. #97bdbe
  4. #94b5b7
  5. #91aeaf
  6. #8fa6a7
  7. #8c9e9f
  8. #899797
  9. #868f90
  10. #838888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c7c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc0ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dcfcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c9ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0c5ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94cecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dccce {
  color: #9dccce;
}
Background
.bg-9dccce {
  background-color: #9dccce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dccce {
  border: 2px solid #9dccce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dccce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 204 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 33% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dccce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dccce, #9db4ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dccce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 204 206 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.14 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.05 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.70 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.89 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.02 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.54 #623331 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#9dccce  rgb(157, 204, 206)  hsl(182, 33%, 71%)  Powder Blue
#ce9f9d  rgb(206, 159, 157)  hsl(2, 33%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#ce9dcc  rgb(206, 157, 204)  hsl(302, 33%, 71%)  Lilac
#ccce9d  rgb(204, 206, 157)  hsl(62, 33%, 71%)  Sage