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#9FC8DB

#9fc8db ≈ Light Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9fc8db is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 78.43% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.4% cyan, 8.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 199°, with 45.45% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.5379

Complementary

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #dbb29f

Split complementary

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #db9faa
  3. #dbd09f

Analogous

  1. #9fdbd0
  2. #9fc8db
  3. #9faadb

Triadic

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #db9fc8
  3. #c8db9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #b29fdb
  3. #dbb29f
  4. #c8db9f

Square

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #d09fdb
  3. #dbb29f
  4. #aadb9f

Monochromatic

  1. #3d83a4
  2. #67a8c6
  3. #9fc8db
  4. #d7e8f0
  5. #f0f6f9

Shades

#9fc8db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #8fb4c5
  3. #7fa0af
  4. #6f8c99
  5. #5f7883
  6. #50646e
  7. #405058
  8. #303c42
  9. #20282c
  10. #101416
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fc8db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #a9cedf
  3. #b2d3e2
  4. #bcd9e6
  5. #c5dee9
  6. #cfe4ed
  7. #d9e9f1
  8. #e2eff4
  9. #ecf4f8
  10. #f5fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fc8db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fc8db
  2. #9cc1d2
  3. #99bac9
  4. #96b2c0
  5. #93abb7
  6. #90a4ae
  7. #8c9da4
  8. #89969b
  9. #868e92
  10. #838789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec6dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5bfdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dcece ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c7dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adc2db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94cbd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fc8db {
  color: #9fc8db;
}
Background
.bg-9fc8db {
  background-color: #9fc8db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fc8db {
  border: 2px solid #9fc8db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fc8db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 200 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 45% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fc8db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fc8db, #9faadb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fc8db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 200 219 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.76 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.05 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.06 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.32 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.11 #603724 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#9fc8db  rgb(159, 200, 219)  hsl(199, 45%, 74%)  Light Blue
#dbb29f  rgb(219, 178, 159)  hsl(19, 45%, 74%)  Zinnwaldite
#db9fc8  rgb(219, 159, 200)  hsl(319, 45%, 74%)  Lilac
#c8db9f  rgb(200, 219, 159)  hsl(79, 45%, 74%)  Tea Green