#9ec9dc

Color #9ec9dc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.93 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec9dc

RGB

rgb(158, 201, 220)

HSL

hsl(198.4, 47%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.4, 28.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(78.58, -9.78, -14.05)

LCH

lch(78.58, 17.12, 235.16)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0527, 226.77)

HWB

hwb(198.4, 62%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcb19e

Analogous

#9edcd0

#9ec9dc

#9eaadc

Triadic

#9ec9dc

#dc9ec9

#c9dc9e

Split-complementary

#9ec9dc

#dc9eaa

#dcd09e

Tetradic

#9ec9dc

#b19edc

#dcb19e

#c9dc9e

Square

#9ec9dc

#d09edc

#dcb19e

#aadc9e

Shades

Color #9ec9dc mixed toward black.

#70afcb

#4395b9

#32708b

#214a5d

#11252e

Tints

Color #9ec9dc mixed toward white.

#aed2e2

#bedbe8

#cee4ed

#dfedf3

#eff6f9

Tones

Color #9ec9dc mixed toward gray.

#a3c7d7

#a8c5d2

#adc3cc

#b3c1c7

#b8bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3d8 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#b0acd7 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#a1d4d3 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec9dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec9dc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ec9dc (#9ec9dc) is rgb(158, 201, 220) in RGB.

No, #9ec9dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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