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#9DBDFD

#9dbdfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dbdfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.94% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.63.

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Relative luminance0.5066

Complementary

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #fddd9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #fdad9d
  3. #edfd9d

Analogous

  1. #9dedfd
  2. #9dbdfd
  3. #ad9dfd

Triadic

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #fd9dbd
  3. #bdfd9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #dd9dfd
  3. #fddd9d
  4. #bdfd9d

Square

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #fd9ded
  3. #fddd9d
  4. #9dfdad

Monochromatic

  1. #0758fa
  2. #528bfb
  3. #9dbdfd
  4. #e8efff
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#9dbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #8daae4
  3. #7e97ca
  4. #6e84b1
  5. #5e7198
  6. #4f5f7f
  7. #3f4c65
  8. #2f394c
  9. #1f2633
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #a7c4fd
  3. #b1cafd
  4. #bad1fe
  5. #c4d7fe
  6. #cedefe
  7. #d8e5fe
  8. #e2ebfe
  9. #ebf2ff
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dbdfd
  2. #9ab7f1
  3. #97b1e4
  4. #94abd8
  5. #91a5cb
  6. #8f9fbf
  7. #8c98b2
  8. #8992a6
  9. #868c99
  10. #83868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bdd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7c1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db9fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ecad3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bc5e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dbdfd {
  color: #9dbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-9dbdfd {
  background-color: #9dbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #9dbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dbdfd, #ad9dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.63 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.17 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.97 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.29 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.97 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.39 #624202 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9dbdfd  rgb(157, 189, 253)  hsl(220, 96%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#fddd9d  rgb(253, 221, 157)  hsl(40, 96%, 80%)  Navajo White
#fd9dbd  rgb(253, 157, 189)  hsl(340, 96%, 80%)  Carnation Pink
#bdfd9d  rgb(189, 253, 157)  hsl(100, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green