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#94C9FE Color

#94C9FE is rgb(148, 201, 254) in RGB, hsl(210, 98%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 21%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#94C9FE
HEX#94C9FE
RGBrgb(148, 201, 254)
HSLhsl(210, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(210, 42%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 21%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.093 249)
LABlab(78.73% -7.75 -31.99)
LCHlch(78.73% 32.91 256.38)

What #94C9FE 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 #94C9FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 7.3Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.38Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 7.85Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 8.03Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.28Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 10.87

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

#94C9FE Channel Values

How #94C9FE 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 148 · G 201 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 98% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 42% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #94C9FE 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #94C9FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #94C9FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #94C9FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#94C9FE
Complementary
#FEC995
Analogous
#95FEFE
Analogous
#9595FE
Triadic
#FE95C9
Triadic
#C9FE95
Split comp.
#FE9595
Split comp.
#FEFE95

Tints & Shades of #94C9FE

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

#A4D1FE
#AED6FE
#BDDEFE
#CDE5FE
#DCEDFF
#E6F2FF

Shades

#5DADFD
#2B94FD
#0278ED
#025CB6
#01407E
#01264C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #94C9FE.

How #94C9FE 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#94C9FE
Protanopia#C1C1FE
Protanomaly#B1C4FE
Deuteranopia#BABAFF
Deuteranomaly#ACC0FF
Tritanopia#88D1D1
Tritanomaly#8DCEE4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #94C9FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-94c9fe: #94C9FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #94C9FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-94c9fe': '#94C9FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.788, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_94c9fe">#94C9FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#94C9FE"

More Blue Colors

#94C9FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#94C9FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #94C9FE?

#94C9FE is a light blue — rgb(148, 201, 254) in RGB and hsl(210, 98%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.3.

What is the RGB value of #94C9FE?

#94C9FE is rgb(148, 201, 254) — red 148, green 201, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #94C9FE?

#94C9FE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 21%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #94C9FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #94C9FE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #94C9FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #94C9FE 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 7.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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