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#9FC4E2

#9fc4e2 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9fc4e2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 76.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.65% cyan, 13.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 206.87°, with 53.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.5234

Complementary

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #e2bd9f

Split complementary

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #e29fa2
  3. #e2df9f

Analogous

  1. #9fe2df
  2. #9fc4e2
  3. #9fa2e2

Triadic

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #e29fc4
  3. #c4e29f

Tetradic

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #bd9fe2
  3. #e2bd9f
  4. #c4e29f

Square

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #df9fe2
  3. #e2bd9f
  4. #a2e29f

Monochromatic

  1. #367ab2
  2. #64a0d0
  3. #9fc4e2
  4. #dae8f4
  5. #eff5fa

Shades

#9fc4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #8fb0cb
  3. #7f9db5
  4. #6f899e
  5. #5f7688
  6. #506271
  7. #404e5a
  8. #303b44
  9. #20272d
  10. #101417
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fc4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #a9cae5
  3. #b2d0e8
  4. #bcd6eb
  5. #c5dcee
  6. #cfe2f1
  7. #d9e7f3
  8. #e2edf6
  9. #ecf3f9
  10. #f5f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fc4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fc4e2
  2. #9cbdd8
  3. #99b6ce
  4. #96b0c5
  5. #93a9bb
  6. #90a2b1
  7. #8c9ba7
  8. #89949d
  9. #868e94
  10. #83878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c1ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c4e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afbce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bcbce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec4e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9bfe2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c8d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fc4e2 {
  color: #9fc4e2;
}
Background
.bg-9fc4e2 {
  background-color: #9fc4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fc4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #9fc4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fc4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 196 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 54% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fc4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fc4e2, #9fa2e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fc4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 196 226 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 4.82 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.98 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.41 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.63 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.09 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.27 #603b1d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9fc4e2  rgb(159, 196, 226)  hsl(207, 54%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#e2bd9f  rgb(226, 189, 159)  hsl(27, 54%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#e29fc4  rgb(226, 159, 196)  hsl(327, 54%, 75%)  Carnation Pink
#c4e29f  rgb(196, 226, 159)  hsl(87, 54%, 75%)  Tea Green