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#9DCDF2

#9dcdf2 ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dcdf2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 80.39% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.12% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 206.12°, with 76.58% saturation and 78.24% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.5724

Complementary

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #f2c29d

Split complementary

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #f29da3
  3. #f2ed9d

Analogous

  1. #9df2ed
  2. #9dcdf2
  3. #9da3f2

Triadic

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #f29dcd
  3. #cdf29d

Tetradic

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #c29df2
  3. #f2c29d
  4. #cdf29d

Square

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #ed9df2
  3. #f2c29d
  4. #a3f29d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d87d9
  2. #59abe9
  3. #9dcdf2
  4. #e1effb
  5. #edf6fd

Shades

#9dcdf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #8db9da
  3. #7ea4c2
  4. #6e90a9
  5. #5e7b91
  6. #4f6779
  7. #3f5261
  8. #2f3e49
  9. #1f2930
  10. #101518
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dcdf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #a7d2f3
  3. #b1d7f5
  4. #badcf6
  5. #c4e1f7
  6. #cee6f9
  7. #d8ebfa
  8. #e2f0fb
  9. #ebf5fc
  10. #f5fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dcdf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dcdf2
  2. #9ac5e7
  3. #97bedb
  4. #94b6d0
  5. #91aec4
  6. #8fa7b9
  7. #8c9fae
  8. #8997a2
  9. #868f97
  10. #83888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8cada ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beccf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c3f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81d6d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1cdf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aac7f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dd2e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dcdf2 {
  color: #9dcdf2;
}
Background
.bg-9dcdf2 {
  background-color: #9dcdf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dcdf2 {
  border: 2px solid #9dcdf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dcdf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 205 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 77% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dcdf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dcdf2, #9da3f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dcdf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 205 242 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 3.61 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.84 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.89 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.96 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.69 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.90 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.03 #62320d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#9dcdf2  rgb(157, 205, 242)  hsl(206, 77%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#f2c29d  rgb(242, 194, 157)  hsl(26, 77%, 78%)  Apricot
#f29dcd  rgb(242, 157, 205)  hsl(326, 77%, 78%)  Carnation Pink
#cdf29d  rgb(205, 242, 157)  hsl(86, 77%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple