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#9fbbfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9fbbfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 73.33% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.15% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.13°, with 95.92% saturation and 80.78% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.5

Complementary

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #fde19f

Split complementary

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #fdb29f
  3. #eafd9f

Analogous

  1. #9feafd
  2. #9fbbfd
  3. #b29ffd

Triadic

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #fd9fbb
  3. #bbfd9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #e19ffd
  3. #fde19f
  4. #bbfd9f

Square

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #fd9fea
  3. #fde19f
  4. #9ffdb2

Monochromatic

  1. #0951fa
  2. #5486fb
  3. #9fbbfd
  4. #eaf0ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#9fbbfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #8fa8e4
  3. #7f96ca
  4. #6f83b1
  5. #5f7098
  6. #505e7f
  7. #404b65
  8. #30384c
  9. #202533
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fbbfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #a9c2fd
  3. #b2c9fd
  4. #bccffe
  5. #c5d6fe
  6. #cfddfe
  7. #d9e4fe
  8. #e2ebfe
  9. #ecf1ff
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fbbfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fbbfd
  2. #9cb5f1
  3. #99afe4
  4. #96a9d8
  5. #93a3cb
  6. #909ebf
  7. #8c98b2
  8. #8992a6
  9. #868c99
  10. #83868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bbd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5c0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb8fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82c8d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2beff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db9fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ec3e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fbbfd {
  color: #9fbbfd;
}
Background
.bg-9fbbfd {
  background-color: #9fbbfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fbbfd {
  border: 2px solid #9fbbfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fbbfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 187 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fbbfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fbbfd, #b29ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fbbfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 187 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.31 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.40 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.68 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.25 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.64 #604402 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9fbbfd  rgb(159, 187, 253)  hsl(222, 96%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#fde19f  rgb(253, 225, 159)  hsl(42, 96%, 81%)  Peach
#fd9fbb  rgb(253, 159, 187)  hsl(342, 96%, 81%)  Carnation Pink
#bbfd9f  rgb(187, 253, 159)  hsl(102, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green