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#9BBDFD

#9bbdfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bbdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.74% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 219.18°, with 96.08% saturation and 80% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.75.

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Relative luminance0.5046

Complementary

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #fddb9b

Split complementary

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #fdaa9b
  3. #eefd9b

Analogous

  1. #9beefd
  2. #9bbdfd
  3. #aa9bfd

Triadic

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #fd9bbd
  3. #bdfd9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #db9bfd
  3. #fddb9b
  4. #bdfd9b

Square

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #fd9bee
  3. #fddb9b
  4. #9bfdaa

Monochromatic

  1. #055afa
  2. #508cfc
  3. #9bbdfd
  4. #e6efff
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#9bbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #8caae4
  3. #7c97ca
  4. #6d84b1
  5. #5d7198
  6. #4e5f7f
  7. #3e4c65
  8. #2f394c
  9. #1f2633
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #a5c4fd
  3. #afcafd
  4. #b9d1fe
  5. #c3d7fe
  6. #cddefe
  7. #d7e5fe
  8. #e1ebfe
  9. #ebf2ff
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbdfd
  2. #98b7f1
  3. #96b1e4
  4. #93abd8
  5. #90a5cb
  6. #8e9fbf
  7. #8b98b2
  8. #8892a6
  9. #858c99
  10. #83868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0bdd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7c1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bcad3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cbafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c5e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbdfd {
  color: #9bbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-9bbdfd {
  background-color: #9bbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #9bbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbdfd, #aa9bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.75 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.19 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.93 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.41 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.42 #644202 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9bbdfd  rgb(155, 189, 253)  hsl(219, 96%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#fddb9b  rgb(253, 219, 155)  hsl(39, 96%, 80%)  Navajo White
#fd9bbd  rgb(253, 155, 189)  hsl(339, 96%, 80%)  Carnation Pink
#bdfd9b  rgb(189, 253, 155)  hsl(99, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green