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#9BCDFD

#9bcdfd ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9bcdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.74% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 209.39°, 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.5772

Complementary

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #fdcb9b

Split complementary

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #fd9b9c
  3. #fdfc9b

Analogous

  1. #9bfdfc
  2. #9bcdfd
  3. #9b9cfd

Triadic

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #fd9bcd
  3. #cdfd9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #cb9bfd
  3. #fdcb9b
  4. #cdfd9b

Square

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #fc9bfd
  3. #fdcb9b
  4. #9cfd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #0582fa
  2. #50a7fc
  3. #9bcdfd
  4. #e6f2ff
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#9bcdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #8cb9e4
  3. #7ca4ca
  4. #6d90b1
  5. #5d7b98
  6. #4e677f
  7. #3e5265
  8. #2f3e4c
  9. #1f2933
  10. #101519
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bcdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #a5d2fd
  3. #afd7fd
  4. #b9dcfe
  5. #c3e1fe
  6. #cde6fe
  7. #d7ebfe
  8. #e1f0fe
  9. #ebf5ff
  10. #f5faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bcdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bcdfd
  2. #98c5f1
  3. #96bee4
  4. #93b6d8
  5. #90aecb
  6. #8ea7bf
  7. #8b9fb2
  8. #8897a6
  9. #858f99
  10. #83888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8cadf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baceff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec4fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78d8dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aecdfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7c7fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88d4ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bcdfd {
  color: #9bcdfd;
}
Background
.bg-9bcdfd {
  background-color: #9bcdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bcdfd {
  border: 2px solid #9bcdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bcdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bcdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bcdfd, #9b9cfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bcdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.52 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.55 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.83 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.78 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.12 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.71 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.88 #643202 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#9bcdfd  rgb(155, 205, 253)  hsl(209, 96%, 80%)  Light Sky Blue
#fdcb9b  rgb(253, 203, 155)  hsl(29, 96%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#fd9bcd  rgb(253, 155, 205)  hsl(329, 96%, 80%)  Carnation Pink
#cdfd9b  rgb(205, 253, 155)  hsl(89, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm