Light Delphin is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #612e1c |
| Complementary Color | #e3b09e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Delphin Color. The Blue Cuddle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Enchanting (#82badf) for more energetic effect. Try Coastal Waters as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3b09e is the best complementary color to Light Delphin. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ed1e3 complementary color is Cashmere, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #9ee3d2 and #9eaee3. Thus found on the left and right of #9ed1e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Light Delphin.
The split-complementary Light Delphin palette consists of #e3d29e and #e39eae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3b09e). Try Zombie and Shocking colors in combination with #9ed1e3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #9ed1e3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Delphin. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Delphin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cashmere, Light Wisteria, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ed1e3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Delphin tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e3b09e) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Cashmere. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e39ed1 and #9ee3b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ed1e3 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Light Delphin has a hue angle of 195.65°, a saturation of 55.2% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ed1e3 is made of 27.06% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #9ed1e3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,209,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 7.06, 0, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(195.65,55.2%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.65,30.4%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.9696,-12.2938,-14.2338) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7661,58.4161,81.2728) |