#9fc8dc

Color #9fc8dc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fc8dc

RGB

rgb(159, 200, 220)

HSL

hsl(199.7, 46.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.7, 27.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(78.37, -8.97, -14.37)

LCH

lch(78.37, 16.94, 238.03)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0518, 229.15)

HWB

hwb(199.7, 62.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcb39f

Analogous

#9fdcd2

#9fc8dc

#9fa9dc

Triadic

#9fc8dc

#dc9fc8

#c8dc9f

Split-complementary

#9fc8dc

#dc9fa9

#dcd29f

Tetradic

#9fc8dc

#b39fdc

#dcb39f

#c8dc9f

Square

#9fc8dc

#d29fdc

#dcb39f

#a9dc9f

Shades

Color #9fc8dc mixed toward black.

#71adcb

#4393b9

#336e8b

#22495d

#11252e

Tints

Color #9fc8dc mixed toward white.

#afd1e2

#bfdae8

#cfe3ee

#dfedf3

#eff6f9

Tones

Color #9fc8dc mixed toward gray.

#a4c6d7

#a9c4d2

#aec3cd

#b3c1c8

#b8bfc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3d7 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#b0add6 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#a1d4d3 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fc8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fc8dc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9fc8dc (#9fc8dc) is rgb(159, 200, 220) in RGB.

No, #9fc8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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