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#9ECCDA

#9eccda ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9eccda is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 80% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.52% cyan, 6.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 194°, with 44.78% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5552

Complementary

  1. #9eccda
  2. #daac9e

Split complementary

  1. #9eccda
  2. #da9eae
  3. #daca9e

Analogous

  1. #9edaca
  2. #9eccda
  3. #9eaeda

Triadic

  1. #9eccda
  2. #da9ecc
  3. #ccda9e

Tetradic

  1. #9eccda
  2. #ac9eda
  3. #daac9e
  4. #ccda9e

Square

  1. #9eccda
  2. #ca9eda
  3. #daac9e
  4. #aeda9e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e8aa1
  2. #67afc5
  3. #9eccda
  4. #d5e9ef
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#9eccda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eccda
  2. #8eb8c4
  3. #7ea3ae
  4. #6f8f99
  5. #5f7a83
  6. #4f666d
  7. #3f5257
  8. #2f3d41
  9. #20292c
  10. #101416
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eccda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eccda
  2. #a8d1de
  3. #b1d6e1
  4. #bbdbe5
  5. #c5e0e9
  6. #cfe6ed
  7. #d8ebf0
  8. #e2f0f4
  9. #ecf5f8
  10. #f5fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eccda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eccda
  2. #9bc4d1
  3. #98bdc8
  4. #95b5bf
  5. #92aeb6
  6. #8fa6ad
  7. #8c9ea4
  8. #89979b
  9. #868f92
  10. #838889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c8cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c9db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c1da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bd1d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5cadb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc6da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93cfd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eccda {
  color: #9eccda;
}
Background
.bg-9eccda {
  background-color: #9eccda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eccda {
  border: 2px solid #9eccda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eccda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 204 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 45% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eccda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eccda, #9eaeda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eccda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 204 218 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.23 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.46 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.82 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.01 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.10 #613325 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#9eccda  rgb(158, 204, 218)  hsl(194, 45%, 74%)  Light Blue
#daac9e  rgb(218, 172, 158)  hsl(14, 45%, 74%)  Zinnwaldite
#da9ecc  rgb(218, 158, 204)  hsl(314, 45%, 74%)  Plum
#ccda9e  rgb(204, 218, 158)  hsl(74, 45%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod