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#9FD8D8

#9fd8d8 ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9fd8d8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 84.71% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 42.22% saturation and 73.53% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.6144

Complementary

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #d89f9f

Split complementary

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #d89fbc
  3. #d8bc9f

Analogous

  1. #9fd8bc
  2. #9fd8d8
  3. #9fbcd8

Triadic

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #d89fd8
  3. #d8d89f

Tetradic

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #9f9fd8
  3. #d89f9f
  4. #d8d89f

Square

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #bc9fd8
  3. #d89f9f
  4. #bcd89f

Monochromatic

  1. #409e9e
  2. #69c2c2
  3. #9fd8d8
  4. #d5eeee
  5. #f0f9f9

Shades

#9fd8d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #8fc2c2
  3. #7fadad
  4. #6f9797
  5. #5f8282
  6. #506c6c
  7. #405656
  8. #304141
  9. #202b2b
  10. #101616
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fd8d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #a9dcdc
  3. #b2e0e0
  4. #bce4e4
  5. #c5e8e8
  6. #cfecec
  7. #d9efef
  8. #e2f3f3
  9. #ecf7f7
  10. #f5fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fd8d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fd8d8
  2. #9ccfcf
  3. #99c6c6
  4. #96bebe
  5. #93b5b5
  6. #90acac
  7. #8ca3a3
  8. #899a9a
  9. #869292
  10. #838989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdd2d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d2d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bdcd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd5d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7d0d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94dad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fd8d8 {
  color: #9fd8d8;
}
Background
.bg-9fd8d8 {
  background-color: #9fd8d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fd8d8 {
  border: 2px solid #9fd8d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fd8d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 216 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 42% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fd8d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fd8d8, #9fbcd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fd8d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 216 216 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.23 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.69 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.50 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.23 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.56 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.63 #602727 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#9fd8d8  rgb(159, 216, 216)  hsl(180, 42%, 74%)  Powder Blue
#d89f9f  rgb(216, 159, 159)  hsl(0, 42%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#d89fd8  rgb(216, 159, 216)  hsl(300, 42%, 74%)  Plum
#d8d89f  rgb(216, 216, 159)  hsl(60, 42%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod