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#9dc5df

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
157, 197, 223
HSL
204°, 51%, 75%
CMYK
30, 12, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5243

Every format

HEX#9dc5df
RGBrgb(157, 197, 223)
HSLhsl(204, 51%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(77.5 -7.3 -17.3)
LCHlch(77.5 18.7 247.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.803 0.056 236.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9dc5df;
background-color: #9dc5df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9dc5df] bg-[#9dc5df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9dc5df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.616, green: 0.773, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9dc5df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9dc5df on white: 1.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9dc5df on black: 11.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.6%
Green77.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.6%
Magenta11.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#9dc5df text on a black background

contrast 11.49:1

Card sample

#9dc5df text on a white background

contrast 1.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9dc5df;
Background color
Panel with #9dc5df background
background-color: #9dc5df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9dc5df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(157, 197, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(157, 197, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9dc5df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dc5df, #A19DDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9dc5df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9dc5df in the Color Lab