#9cc4ef

Color #9cc4ef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cc4ef

RGB

rgb(156, 196, 239)

HSL

hsl(211.1, 72.2%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.1, 34.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 18%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(77.74, -3.08, -25.55)

LCH

lch(77.74, 25.73, 263.13)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0746, 250.59)

HWB

hwb(211.1, 61.2%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efc79c

Analogous

#9ceeef

#9cc4ef

#9e9cef

Triadic

#9cc4ef

#ef9cc4

#c4ef9c

Split-complementary

#9cc4ef

#ef9e9c

#eeef9c

Tetradic

#9cc4ef

#c79cef

#efc79c

#c4ef9c

Square

#9cc4ef

#ef9cee

#efc79c

#9cef9e

Shades

Color #9cc4ef mixed toward black.

#63a2e6

#2b80dd

#1b60aa

#124071

#092039

Tints

Color #9cc4ef mixed toward white.

#adcef2

#bdd8f4

#cee2f7

#deebfa

#eff5fc

Tones

Color #9cc4ef mixed toward gray.

#a3c4e8

#aac5e1

#b1c5da

#b8c5d3

#bfc5cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafe6 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#aca9e3 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#9ededc · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 16.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cc4ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cc4ef]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9cc4ef (#9cc4ef) is rgb(156, 196, 239) in RGB.

No, #9cc4ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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