#9cdded

Color #9cdded

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.43 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cdded

RGB

rgb(156, 221, 237)

HSL

hsl(191.9, 69.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.9, 34.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.2%, 6.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(84.43, -16.61, -14.36)

LCH

lch(84.43, 21.96, 220.84)

OKLCH

oklch(85.9%, 0.069, 214.73)

HWB

hwb(191.9, 61.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edac9c

Analogous

#9cedd5

#9cdded

#9cb5ed

Triadic

#9cdded

#ed9cdd

#dded9c

Split-complementary

#9cdded

#ed9cb5

#edd59c

Tetradic

#9cdded

#ac9ced

#edac9c

#dded9c

Square

#9cdded

#d59ced

#edac9c

#b5ed9c

Shades

Color #9cdded mixed toward black.

#65cae3

#2db7d9

#1e8ba6

#145d6f

#0a2e37

Tints

Color #9cdded mixed toward white.

#ade3f0

#bde8f3

#ceeef6

#def4f9

#eff9fc

Tones

Color #9cdded mixed toward gray.

#a3d9e6

#aad5e0

#b0d1d9

#b7cdd2

#bec9cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbce9 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b3e8 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#a0e6e6 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cdded;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cdded]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9cdded (#9cdded) is rgb(156, 221, 237) in RGB.

No, #9cdded is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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