#9ecdef

Color #9ecdef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ecdef

RGB

rgb(158, 205, 239)

HSL

hsl(205.2, 71.7%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.2, 33.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 14.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(80.27, -7.32, -21.69)

LCH

lch(80.27, 22.89, 251.35)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0688, 240.08)

HWB

hwb(205.2, 62%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efc09e

Analogous

#9eefe8

#9ecdef

#9ea4ef

Triadic

#9ecdef

#ef9ecd

#cdef9e

Split-complementary

#9ecdef

#ef9ea4

#efe89e

Tetradic

#9ecdef

#c09eef

#efc09e

#cdef9e

Square

#9ecdef

#e89eef

#efc09e

#a4ef9e

Shades

Color #9ecdef mixed toward black.

#65b0e6

#2c92dc

#1c6faa

#134a72

#092539

Tints

Color #9ecdef mixed toward white.

#aed5f2

#bedef4

#cee6f7

#dfeefa

#eff7fc

Tones

Color #9ecdef mixed toward gray.

#a5cce8

#abcbe1

#b2cadb

#b9c9d4

#c0c7cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5e7 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#b2aee5 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a1e1e0 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ecdef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ecdef]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#9ecdef (#9ecdef) is rgb(158, 205, 239) in RGB.

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

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