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#9FF5FF

#9ff5ff ≈ Celeste

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9ff5ff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 96.08% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 186.25°, with 100% saturation and 81.18% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.799

Complementary

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #ffa99f

Split complementary

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #ff9fc5
  3. #ffd99f

Analogous

  1. #9fffd9
  2. #9ff5ff
  3. #9fc5ff

Triadic

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #ff9ff5
  3. #f5ff9f

Tetradic

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #a99fff
  3. #ffa99f
  4. #f5ff9f

Square

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #d99fff
  3. #ffa99f
  4. #c5ff9f

Monochromatic

  1. #06e5ff
  2. #53edff
  3. #9ff5ff
  4. #ebfdff
  5. #ebfdff

Shades

#9ff5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #8fdde6
  3. #7fc4cc
  4. #6facb3
  5. #5f9399
  6. #507b80
  7. #406266
  8. #304a4d
  9. #203133
  10. #10191a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ff5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #a9f6ff
  3. #b2f7ff
  4. #bcf8ff
  5. #c5f9ff
  6. #cffaff
  7. #d9fbff
  8. #e2fcff
  9. #ecfdff
  10. #f5feff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ff5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ff5ff
  2. #9ce9f2
  3. #99dee6
  4. #96d2d9
  5. #93c6cc
  6. #90bbc0
  7. #8cafb3
  8. #89a3a6
  9. #869799
  10. #838c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceedf1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8eeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8e2ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78fcf8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cff1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4eaff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89f9fb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ff5ff {
  color: #9ff5ff;
}
Background
.bg-9ff5ff {
  background-color: #9ff5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ff5ff {
  border: 2px solid #9ff5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ff5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 245 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ff5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ff5ff, #9fc5ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ff5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 245 255 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.23 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.47 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.49 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.84 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.21 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.56 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 9.94 #600a00 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Celeste
#9ff5ff  rgb(159, 245, 255)  hsl(186, 100%, 81%)  Celeste
#ffa99f  rgb(255, 169, 159)  hsl(6, 100%, 81%)  Vivid Tangerine
#ff9ff5  rgb(255, 159, 245)  hsl(306, 100%, 81%)  Plum
#f5ff9f  rgb(245, 255, 159)  hsl(66, 100%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow