#9cd9fa

Color #9cd9fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.8 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9cd9fa

RGB

rgb(156, 217, 250)

HSL

hsl(201.1, 90.4%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.1, 37.6%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(83.75, -11.37, -22.26)

LCH

lch(83.75, 25, 242.94)

OKLCH

oklch(85.5%, 0.0772, 232.52)

HWB

hwb(201.1, 61.2%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fabd9c

Analogous

#9cfaec

#9cd9fa

#9caafa

Triadic

#9cd9fa

#fa9cd9

#d9fa9c

Split-complementary

#9cd9fa

#fa9caa

#faec9c

Tetradic

#9cd9fa

#bd9cfa

#fabd9c

#d9fa9c

Square

#9cd9fa

#ec9cfa

#fabd9c

#aafa9c

Shades

Color #9cd9fa mixed toward black.

#5cc0f7

#1ba7f4

#0a81c1

#065681

#032b40

Tints

Color #9cd9fa mixed toward white.

#acdffb

#bde6fc

#cdecfd

#def2fd

#eef9fe

Tones

Color #9cd9fa mixed toward gray.

#a4d7f2

#acd4ea

#b3d2e2

#bbd0db

#c3cdd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaf3 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#b6b1f1 · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#a0eceb · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cd9fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cd9fa]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#9cd9fa (#9cd9fa) is rgb(156, 217, 250) in RGB.

No, #9cd9fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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