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#9DCDFD

#9dcdfd ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9dcdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.94% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5792

Complementary

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #fdcd9d

Split complementary

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #fd9d9d
  3. #fdfd9d

Analogous

  1. #9dfdfd
  2. #9dcdfd
  3. #9d9dfd

Triadic

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #fd9dcd
  3. #cdfd9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #cd9dfd
  3. #fdcd9d
  4. #cdfd9d

Square

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #fd9dfd
  3. #fdcd9d
  4. #9dfd9d

Monochromatic

  1. #0780fa
  2. #52a7fb
  3. #9dcdfd
  4. #e8f3ff
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#9dcdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #8db9e4
  3. #7ea4ca
  4. #6e90b1
  5. #5e7b98
  6. #4f677f
  7. #3f5265
  8. #2f3e4c
  9. #1f2933
  10. #101519
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dcdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #a7d2fd
  3. #b1d7fd
  4. #badcfe
  5. #c4e1fe
  6. #cee6fe
  7. #d8ebfe
  8. #e2f0fe
  9. #ebf5ff
  10. #f5faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dcdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dcdfd
  2. #9ac5f1
  3. #97bee4
  4. #94b6d8
  5. #91aecb
  6. #8fa7bf
  7. #8c9fb2
  8. #8997a6
  9. #868f99
  10. #83888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9cadf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baceff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec4fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7cd8dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afcefe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8c8fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ad4ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dcdfd {
  color: #9dcdfd;
}
Background
.bg-9dcdfd {
  background-color: #9dcdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dcdfd {
  border: 2px solid #9dcdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dcdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dcdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dcdfd, #9d9dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dcdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.95 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.93 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.18 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.51 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.45 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.62 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.90 #623202 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#9dcdfd  rgb(157, 205, 253)  hsl(210, 96%, 80%)  Light Sky Blue
#fdcd9d  rgb(253, 205, 157)  hsl(30, 96%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#fd9dcd  rgb(253, 157, 205)  hsl(330, 96%, 80%)  Carnation Pink
#cdfd9d  rgb(205, 253, 157)  hsl(90, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green