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#9DCDF8

#9dcdf8 ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dcdf8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.69% cyan, 17.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 208.35°, with 86.67% saturation and 79.41% 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 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.5761

Complementary

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #f8c89d

Split complementary

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #f89d9f
  3. #f8f59d

Analogous

  1. #9df8f5
  2. #9dcdf8
  3. #9d9ff8

Triadic

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #f89dcd
  3. #cdf89d

Tetradic

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #c89df8
  3. #f8c89d
  4. #cdf89d

Square

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #f59df8
  3. #f8c89d
  4. #9ff89d

Monochromatic

  1. #1184eb
  2. #56a9f3
  3. #9dcdf8
  4. #e4f1fd
  5. #ecf5fe

Shades

#9dcdf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #8db9df
  3. #7ea4c6
  4. #6e90ae
  5. #5e7b95
  6. #4f677c
  7. #3f5263
  8. #2f3e4a
  9. #1f2932
  10. #101519
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dcdf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #a7d2f9
  3. #b1d7f9
  4. #badcfa
  5. #c4e1fb
  6. #cee6fc
  7. #d8ebfc
  8. #e2f0fd
  9. #ebf5fe
  10. #f5fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dcdf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dcdf8
  2. #9ac5ec
  3. #97bee0
  4. #94b6d4
  5. #91aec8
  6. #8fa7bc
  7. #8c9fb0
  8. #8997a4
  9. #868f98
  10. #83888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8cadd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccdfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0c4f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ed7db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0cdf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9c7f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bd3e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dcdf8 {
  color: #9dcdf8;
}
Background
.bg-9dcdf8 {
  background-color: #9dcdf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dcdf8 {
  border: 2px solid #9dcdf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dcdf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 205 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 87% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dcdf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dcdf8, #9d9ff8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dcdf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 205 248 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.22 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.73 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.15 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.38 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.83 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.94 #623207 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#9dcdf8  rgb(157, 205, 248)  hsl(208, 87%, 79%)  Light Sky Blue
#f8c89d  rgb(248, 200, 157)  hsl(28, 87%, 79%)  Peach Orange
#f89dcd  rgb(248, 157, 205)  hsl(328, 87%, 79%)  Carnation Pink
#cdf89d  rgb(205, 248, 157)  hsl(88, 87%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple