#9fcad8

Color #9fcad8

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9fcad8

RGB

rgb(159, 202, 216)

HSL

hsl(194.7, 42.2%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.7, 26.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 6.5%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(78.79, -10.94, -11.58)

LCH

lch(78.79, 15.93, 226.63)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0494, 219.75)

HWB

hwb(194.7, 62.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8ad9f

Analogous

#9fd8c9

#9fcad8

#9fadd8

Triadic

#9fcad8

#d89fca

#cad89f

Split-complementary

#9fcad8

#d89fad

#d8c99f

Tetradic

#9fcad8

#ad9fd8

#d8ad9f

#cad89f

Square

#9fcad8

#c99fd8

#d8ad9f

#add89f

Shades

Color #9fcad8 mixed toward black.

#72b1c6

#4898b2

#367285

#244c59

#12262c

Tints

Color #9fcad8 mixed toward white.

#afd3de

#bfdce5

#cfe4eb

#dfedf2

#eff6f8

Tones

Color #9fcad8 mixed toward gray.

#a4c8d3

#a8c5ce

#adc3ca

#b2c0c5

#b7bec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4d5 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#b1add4 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#a2d2d2 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fcad8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fcad8]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9fcad8 (#9fcad8) is rgb(159, 202, 216) in RGB.

No, #9fcad8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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