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#9ECDFF Color

#9ECDFF is rgb(158, 205, 255) in RGB, hsl(211, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9ECDFF
HEX#9ECDFF
RGBrgb(158, 205, 255)
HSLhsl(211, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(211, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.086 250.4)
LABlab(80.42% -6.75 -29.88)
LCHlch(80.42% 30.63 257.28)

What #9ECDFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9ECDFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 5.98Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 7.81Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 9.11Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.14Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 10.55Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 10.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9ECDFF Channel Values

How #9ECDFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 158 · G 205 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9ECDFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9ECDFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9ECDFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9ECDFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9ECDFF
Complementary
#FFD09E
Analogous
#9EFDFF
Analogous
#A09EFF
Triadic
#FF9ECD
Triadic
#CDFF9E
Split comp.
#FFA09E
Split comp.
#FDFF9E

Tints & Shades of #9ECDFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8D2FF
#B8DAFF
#C2DFFF
#D1E7FF
#DBEDFF
#EBF4FF

Shades

#66B0FF
#2E93FF
#0076F5
#005BBD
#004085
#00254D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9ECDFF.

How #9ECDFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9ECDFF
Protanopia#C6C6FF
Protanomaly#B7C9FF
Deuteranopia#BFBFFF
Deuteranomaly#B3C5FF
Tritanopia#93D4D4
Tritanomaly#98D1E7
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #9ECDFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9ecdff: #9ECDFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9ECDFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ecdff': '#9ECDFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.804, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9ecdff">#9ECDFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9ECDFF"

More Blue Colors

#9ECDFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9ECDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9ECDFF?

#9ECDFF is a lightest blue — rgb(158, 205, 255) in RGB and hsl(211, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #9ECDFF?

#9ECDFF is rgb(158, 205, 255) — red 158, green 205, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9ECDFF?

#9ECDFF converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9ECDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9ECDFF scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9ECDFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9ECDFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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