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#9EBBEF

#9ebbef ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9ebbef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.89% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 218.52°, with 71.68% saturation and 77.84% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.4904

Complementary

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #efd29e

Split complementary

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #efa99e
  3. #e3ef9e

Analogous

  1. #9ee3ef
  2. #9ebbef
  3. #a99eef

Triadic

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #ef9ebb
  3. #bbef9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #d29eef
  3. #efd29e
  4. #bbef9e

Square

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #ef9ee3
  3. #efd29e
  4. #9eefa9

Monochromatic

  1. #2361d1
  2. #5c8de4
  3. #9ebbef
  4. #e0e9fa
  5. #edf3fc

Shades

#9ebbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #8ea8d7
  3. #7e96bf
  4. #6f83a7
  5. #5f708f
  6. #4f5e78
  7. #3f4b60
  8. #2f3848
  9. #202530
  10. #101318
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ebbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #a8c2f1
  3. #b1c9f2
  4. #bbcff4
  5. #c5d6f5
  6. #cfddf7
  7. #d8e4f9
  8. #e2ebfa
  9. #ecf1fc
  10. #f5f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ebbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ebbef
  2. #9bb5e4
  3. #98afd9
  4. #95a9ce
  5. #92a3c3
  6. #8f9eb8
  7. #8c98ac
  8. #8992a1
  9. #868c96
  10. #83868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbad1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9bef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b7ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86c6cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5bdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b8ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90c2db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ebbef {
  color: #9ebbef;
}
Background
.bg-9ebbef {
  background-color: #9ebbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ebbef {
  border: 2px solid #9ebbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ebbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 72% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ebbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ebbef, #a99eef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ebbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.49 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.28 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.50 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.88 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.44 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.05 #614410 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9ebbef  rgb(158, 187, 239)  hsl(219, 72%, 78%)  Light Steel Blue
#efd29e  rgb(239, 210, 158)  hsl(39, 72%, 78%)  Sunset
#ef9ebb  rgb(239, 158, 187)  hsl(339, 72%, 78%)  Carnation Pink
#bbef9e  rgb(187, 239, 158)  hsl(99, 72%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple