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#A9EBFF

#a9ebff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a9ebff is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 92.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.73% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 193.95°, with 100% saturation and 83.14% 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 16.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.7507

Complementary

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #ffbda9

Split complementary

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #ffa9c0
  3. #ffe8a9

Analogous

  1. #a9ffe8
  2. #a9ebff
  3. #a9c0ff

Triadic

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #ffa9eb
  3. #ebffa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #bda9ff
  3. #ffbda9
  4. #ebffa9

Square

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #e8a9ff
  3. #ffbda9
  4. #c0ffa9

Monochromatic

  1. #10c7ff
  2. #5dd9ff
  3. #a9ebff
  4. #ebfaff
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#a9ebff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #98d4e6
  3. #87bccc
  4. #76a5b3
  5. #658d99
  6. #557680
  7. #445e66
  8. #33474d
  9. #222f33
  10. #11181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9ebff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #b2edff
  3. #baefff
  4. #c3f1ff
  5. #cbf3ff
  6. #d4f5ff
  7. #ddf7ff
  8. #e5f9ff
  9. #eefbff
  10. #f6fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9ebff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9ebff
  2. #a5e0f2
  3. #a1d6e6
  4. #9dcbd9
  5. #99c0cc
  6. #95b6c0
  7. #90abb3
  8. #8ca0a6
  9. #889599
  10. #848b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde5ed ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0dcff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8af2f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbe9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2e2ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98eff7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9ebff {
  color: #a9ebff;
}
Background
.bg-a9ebff {
  background-color: #a9ebff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9ebff {
  border: 2px solid #a9ebff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9ebff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 235 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9ebff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9ebff, #a9c0ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9ebff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 235 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.45 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.53 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.40 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.57 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.70 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.72 #561400 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#a9ebff  rgb(169, 235, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 83%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ffbda9  rgb(255, 189, 169)  hsl(14, 100%, 83%)  Melon
#ffa9eb  rgb(255, 169, 235)  hsl(314, 100%, 83%)  Plum
#ebffa9  rgb(235, 255, 169)  hsl(74, 100%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow