Color

#9EC9D9

Light muted cool blue. Nearest reference color: Pale cerulean.

RGB

0–255

158

201

217

CMYK

0–100%

27.19%

7.37%

14.9%

RGB describes how #9EC9D9 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 158, green 201 and blue 217.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 27.19%, magenta 7.37%, yellow 0% and black 14.9%.

HSL values

H 196.27° S 43.7% L 73.53%

In the HSL color model, #9EC9D9 has a hue of 196.27°, 43.7% saturation and 73.53% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9EC9D9 is a light, cool blue with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #9EC9D9 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9EC9D9

RGB rgb(158, 201, 217)

HSL hsl(196.27 43.7% 73.53%)

OKLCH oklch(0.810486 0.050633 222.6281)

CSS --color: #9EC9D9;

Tints of #9EC9D9

Tints are lighter variations of #9EC9D9. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D7F4FF #BFEBFC #B4E0F0 #A9D4E4 #9EC9D9

Shades of #9EC9D9

Shades are darker variations of #9EC9D9. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9EC9D9 #6993A2 #38606E #05313E #00070B

Tones of #9EC9D9

Tones reduce the chroma of #9EC9D9, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9EC9D9 #A6C7D4 #AEC6CF #B5C4CA #BCC2C5

Tonal range of #9EC9D9

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9EC9D9 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D7F4FF #BFEBFC #B4E0F0 #A9D4E4 #9EC9D9 #6993A2 #38606E #05313E #00070B

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D7F4FF;
    --color-200: #BFEBFC;
    --color-300: #B4E0F0;
    --color-400: #A9D4E4;
    --color-500: #9EC9D9;
    --color-600: #6993A2;
    --color-700: #38606E;
    --color-800: #05313E;
    --color-900: #00070B;
}

Colors that go with #9EC9D9

Color harmonies for #9EC9D9 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#9EC9D9 #DFB7A8

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#9CCCCA #9EC9D9 #AAC4E2

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#9EC9D9 #D9B5CA #C7C39E

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#9EC9D9 #E0B4B8 #D6BD9E

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#9EC9D9 #CCB8D9 #DFB7A8 #B5C9A7

CSS gradients with #9EC9D9

These gradients show how #9EC9D9 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#9EC9D9 #B6D6E3 #CFE4EC #E7F1F6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9EC9D9, #B6D6E3, #CFE4EC, #E7F1F6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#9EC9D9 #6A8893 #3A4C53 #10181B #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9EC9D9, #6A8893, #3A4C53, #10181B, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9EC9D9 #B3C1E3 #CCB8D9 #DEB4C2 #DFB7A8

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9EC9D9, #B3C1E3, #CCB8D9, #DEB4C2, #DFB7A8);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9EC9D9. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.78:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

11.81:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5405 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9EC9D9 as the background.

background-color: #9EC9D9;
color: #000000;

Using #9EC9D9 in design

See how #9EC9D9 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#9EC9D9 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9EC9D9 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#BFEBFC

#9EC9D9

#05313E

Colors similar to #9EC9D9

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9EC9D9, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#B7E3F3 #85B0BF #80CEE9 #B7C4C8 #9CCAD4 #A1C7DD #A9D7E2 #95BBD0

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9EC9D9 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #C0C6DA Deuteranopia #B6BFD9 Tritanopia #8CCECE

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9EC9D9 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 47.5078
Y: 54.0501
Z: 73.5617

CIELAB

L*: 78.4909
a*: -10.4821
b*: -12.5779

OKLab

L: 0.810486
a: -0.037254
b: -0.034291

OKLCH

L: 0.810486
C: 0.050633
H: 222.6281°