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#9DCDEE Fail Whale

#9DCDEE is a light, muted blue named Fail Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 80.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(157, 205, 238)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 70% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #9DCDEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.40:1.

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Variations of #9DCDEE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9DCDEE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9DCDEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9DCDEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4C3ED
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFCCF0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6CBEF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4C3ED
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEC7EE
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #82D5D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #94D0E4
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDC8D2

#9DCDEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#9DCDEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.40:1 Super#9DCDEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9DCDEE in CSS

/* Fail Whale */
.color { color: #9DCDEE; }
.background { background-color: #9DCDEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9DCDEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(157 205 238);
color: hsl(204 70% 77%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.068 238.7);

#9DCDEE FAQ

What color is #9DCDEE?

#9DCDEE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9DCDEE?

#9DCDEE is rgb(157, 205, 238) in RGB, hsl(204, 70%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9DCDEE?

The complementary color of #9DCDEE is #EEBE9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9DCDEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #9DCDEE: 12.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9DCDEE a warm or cool color?

#9DCDEE is a cool color.