#9cdcff

Color #9cdcff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9cdcff

RGB

rgb(156, 220, 255)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.73, -11.66, -23.43)

LCH

lch(84.73, 26.17, 243.54)

OKLCH

oklch(86.4%, 0.081, 232.88)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 61.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffbf9c

Analogous

#9cfff0

#9cdcff

#9cabff

Triadic

#9cdcff

#ff9cdc

#dcff9c

Split-complementary

#9cdcff

#ff9cab

#fff09c

Tetradic

#9cdcff

#bf9cff

#ffbf9c

#dcff9c

Square

#9cdcff

#f09cff

#ffbf9c

#abff9c

Shades

Color #9cdcff mixed toward black.

#58c4ff

#13acff

#0085ce

#005989

#002c45

Tints

Color #9cdcff mixed toward white.

#ade2ff

#bde8ff

#ceeeff

#def3ff

#eff9ff

Tones

Color #9cdcff mixed toward gray.

#a4daf7

#add7ef

#b5d5e6

#bdd2de

#c5d0d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbcf7 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b2f5 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#a0f1ef · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cdcff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cdcff]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#9cdcff (#9cdcff) is rgb(156, 220, 255) in RGB.

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

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