#9ecadd

Color #9ecadd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ecadd

RGB

rgb(158, 202, 221)

HSL

hsl(198.1, 48.1%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.1, 28.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(78.88, -10.07, -14.14)

LCH

lch(78.88, 17.36, 234.54)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0535, 226.21)

HWB

hwb(198.1, 62%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddb19e

Analogous

#9eddd0

#9ecadd

#9eaadd

Triadic

#9ecadd

#dd9eca

#cadd9e

Split-complementary

#9ecadd

#dd9eaa

#ddd09e

Tetradic

#9ecadd

#b19edd

#ddb19e

#cadd9e

Square

#9ecadd

#d09edd

#ddb19e

#aadd9e

Shades

Color #9ecadd mixed toward black.

#6fb0cd

#4296bb

#31718c

#214b5e

#10262f

Tints

Color #9ecadd mixed toward white.

#aed3e3

#bedce8

#cee4ee

#dfedf4

#eff6f9

Tones

Color #9ecadd mixed toward gray.

#a3c8d8

#a8c6d2

#aec4cd

#b3c2c8

#b8c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d9 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#b0add8 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#a1d5d4 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ecadd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ecadd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ecadd (#9ecadd) is rgb(158, 202, 221) in RGB.

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

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