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#9EC0DF

#9ec0df ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9ec0df is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 75.29% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.15% cyan, 13.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 208.62°, with 50.39% saturation and 74.71% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.503

Complementary

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #dfbd9e

Split complementary

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #df9ea0
  3. #dfde9e

Analogous

  1. #9edfde
  2. #9ec0df
  3. #9ea0df

Triadic

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #df9ec0
  3. #c0df9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #bd9edf
  3. #dfbd9e
  4. #c0df9e

Square

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #de9edf
  3. #dfbd9e
  4. #a0df9e

Monochromatic

  1. #3975ab
  2. #649bcc
  3. #9ec0df
  4. #d8e5f2
  5. #f0f5fa

Shades

#9ec0df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #8eadc9
  3. #7e9ab2
  4. #6f869c
  5. #5f7386
  6. #4f6070
  7. #3f4d59
  8. #2f3a43
  9. #20262d
  10. #101316
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec0df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #a8c6e2
  3. #b1cde5
  4. #bbd3e9
  5. #c5d9ec
  6. #cfe0ef
  7. #d8e6f2
  8. #e2ecf5
  9. #ecf2f9
  10. #f5f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec0df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec0df
  2. #9bbad6
  3. #98b3cc
  4. #95adc3
  5. #92a6b9
  6. #8fa0b0
  7. #8c9aa6
  8. #89939d
  9. #868d93
  10. #83868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1becb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c0e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb9de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bc7ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc0e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6bcdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c4d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec0df {
  color: #9ec0df;
}
Background
.bg-9ec0df {
  background-color: #9ec0df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec0df {
  border: 2px solid #9ec0df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec0df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 192 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec0df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec0df, #9ea0df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec0df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 192 223 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.23 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.80 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.96 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.61 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.64 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.73 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.17 #613f20 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9ec0df  rgb(158, 192, 223)  hsl(209, 50%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#dfbd9e  rgb(223, 189, 158)  hsl(29, 50%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#df9ec0  rgb(223, 158, 192)  hsl(329, 50%, 75%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#c0df9e  rgb(192, 223, 158)  hsl(89, 50%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple