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#9EBCFD

#9ebcfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9ebcfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 73.73% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.55% cyan, 25.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.05°, with 95.96% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.65.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5033

Complementary

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #fddf9e

Split complementary

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #fdb09e
  3. #ecfd9e

Analogous

  1. #9eecfd
  2. #9ebcfd
  3. #b09efd

Triadic

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #fd9ebc
  3. #bcfd9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #df9efd
  3. #fddf9e
  4. #bcfd9e

Square

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #fd9eec
  3. #fddf9e
  4. #9efdb0

Monochromatic

  1. #0854fa
  2. #5388fb
  3. #9ebcfd
  4. #e9f0ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#9ebcfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #8ea9e4
  3. #7e96ca
  4. #6f84b1
  5. #5f7198
  6. #4f5e7f
  7. #3f4b65
  8. #2f384c
  9. #202633
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ebcfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #a8c3fd
  3. #b1c9fd
  4. #bbd0fe
  5. #c5d7fe
  6. #cfdefe
  7. #d8e4fe
  8. #e2ebfe
  9. #ecf2ff
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ebcfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ebcfd
  2. #9bb6f1
  3. #98b0e4
  4. #95aad8
  5. #92a4cb
  6. #8f9ebf
  7. #8c98b2
  8. #8992a6
  9. #868c99
  10. #83868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bcd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6c1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80c9d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dc4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ebcfd {
  color: #9ebcfd;
}
Background
.bg-9ebcfd {
  background-color: #9ebcfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ebcfd {
  border: 2px solid #9ebcfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ebcfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 188 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ebcfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ebcfd, #b09efd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ebcfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 188 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.65 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.90 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.13 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.17 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.68 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.77 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.52 #614302 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9ebcfd  rgb(158, 188, 253)  hsl(221, 96%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#fddf9e  rgb(253, 223, 158)  hsl(41, 96%, 81%)  Peach
#fd9ebc  rgb(253, 158, 188)  hsl(341, 96%, 81%)  Carnation Pink
#bcfd9e  rgb(188, 253, 158)  hsl(101, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green