#9cdcdd

Color #9cdcdd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9cdcdd

RGB

rgb(156, 220, 221)

HSL

hsl(180.9, 48.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180.9, 29.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 0.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(83.69, -19.84, -6.99)

LCH

lch(83.69, 21.04, 199.41)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.0646, 197.2)

HWB

hwb(180.9, 61.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd9d9c

Analogous

#9cddbd

#9cdcdd

#9cbbdd

Triadic

#9cdcdd

#dd9cdc

#dcdd9c

Split-complementary

#9cdcdd

#dd9cbb

#ddbd9c

Tetradic

#9cdcdd

#9d9cdd

#dd9d9c

#dcdd9c

Square

#9cdcdd

#bd9cdd

#dd9d9c

#bbdd9c

Shades

Color #9cdcdd mixed toward black.

#6dcccd

#40b9bb

#308b8c

#205d5e

#102e2f

Tints

Color #9cdcdd mixed toward white.

#ace2e3

#bde8e8

#cdeeee

#def3f4

#eef9f9

Tones

Color #9cdcdd mixed toward gray.

#a1d7d8

#a7d1d2

#accccd

#b2c7c7

#b7c2c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbcdd · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b2dd · ΔE 26.9

Tritanopia

#a0dddd · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cdcdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cdcdd]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#9cdcdd (#9cdcdd) is rgb(156, 220, 221) in RGB.

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

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