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#9FBDFD

#9fbdfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9fbdfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.15% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 220.85°, with 95.92% saturation and 80.78% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.5086

Complementary

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #fddf9f

Split complementary

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #fdb09f
  3. #ecfd9f

Analogous

  1. #9fecfd
  2. #9fbdfd
  3. #b09ffd

Triadic

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #fd9fbd
  3. #bdfd9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #df9ffd
  3. #fddf9f
  4. #bdfd9f

Square

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #fd9fec
  3. #fddf9f
  4. #9ffdb0

Monochromatic

  1. #0956fa
  2. #5489fb
  3. #9fbdfd
  4. #eaf1ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#9fbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #8faae4
  3. #7f97ca
  4. #6f84b1
  5. #5f7198
  6. #505f7f
  7. #404c65
  8. #30394c
  9. #202633
  10. #101319
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #a9c4fd
  3. #b2cafd
  4. #bcd1fe
  5. #c5d7fe
  6. #cfdefe
  7. #d9e5fe
  8. #e2ebfe
  9. #ecf2ff
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fbdfd
  2. #9cb7f1
  3. #99b1e4
  4. #96abd8
  5. #93a5cb
  6. #909fbf
  7. #8c98b2
  8. #8992a6
  9. #868c99
  10. #83868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bdda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7c2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb9fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81cad3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebbfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ec5e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fbdfd {
  color: #9fbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-9fbdfd {
  background-color: #9fbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #9fbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fbdfd, #b09ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.53 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.91 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.28 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.51 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.67 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 11.39 #604202 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#9fbdfd  rgb(159, 189, 253)  hsl(221, 96%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#fddf9f  rgb(253, 223, 159)  hsl(41, 96%, 81%)  Peach
#fd9fbd  rgb(253, 159, 189)  hsl(341, 96%, 81%)  Carnation Pink
#bdfd9f  rgb(189, 253, 159)  hsl(101, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green