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#9FCDFD

#9fcdfd ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9fcdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.15% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 210.64°, with 95.92% saturation and 80.78% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.5813

Complementary

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #fdcf9f

Split complementary

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #fda09f
  3. #fcfd9f

Analogous

  1. #9ffcfd
  2. #9fcdfd
  3. #a09ffd

Triadic

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #fd9fcd
  3. #cdfd9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #cf9ffd
  3. #fdcf9f
  4. #cdfd9f

Square

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #fd9ffc
  3. #fdcf9f
  4. #9ffda0

Monochromatic

  1. #097ffa
  2. #54a6fb
  3. #9fcdfd
  4. #eaf4ff
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#9fcdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #8fb9e4
  3. #7fa4ca
  4. #6f90b1
  5. #5f7b98
  6. #50677f
  7. #405265
  8. #303e4c
  9. #202933
  10. #101519
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fcdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #a9d2fd
  3. #b2d7fd
  4. #bcdcfe
  5. #c5e1fe
  6. #cfe6fe
  7. #d9ebfe
  8. #e2f0fe
  9. #ecf5ff
  10. #f5faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fcdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fcdfd
  2. #9cc5f1
  3. #99bee4
  4. #96b6d8
  5. #93aecb
  6. #90a7bf
  7. #8c9fb2
  8. #8997a6
  9. #868f99
  10. #83888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9cae0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbceff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc4fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7fd8dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0cefe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9c8fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dd4ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fcdfd {
  color: #9fcdfd;
}
Background
.bg-9fcdfd {
  background-color: #9fcdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fcdfd {
  border: 2px solid #9fcdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fcdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fcdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fcdfd, #a09ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fcdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.39 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.33 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.25 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.55 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.55 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.80 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.93 #603202 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#9fcdfd  rgb(159, 205, 253)  hsl(211, 96%, 81%)  Light Sky Blue
#fdcf9f  rgb(253, 207, 159)  hsl(31, 96%, 81%)  Peach Orange
#fd9fcd  rgb(253, 159, 205)  hsl(331, 96%, 81%)  Carnation Pink
#cdfd9f  rgb(205, 253, 159)  hsl(91, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green