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#9BC9FD Color

#9BC9FD is rgb(155, 201, 253) in RGB, hsl(212, 96%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 1%) 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 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BC9FD
HEX#9BC9FD
RGBrgb(155, 201, 253)
HSLhsl(212, 96%, 80%)
HSVhsv(212, 39%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.088 251.9)
LABlab(79.11% -6.02 -30.84)
LCHlch(79.11% 31.42 258.95)

What #9BC9FD 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 #9BC9FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.93Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.39Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.59Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 9.87Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 10.19Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 10.46

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

#9BC9FD Channel Values

How #9BC9FD 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 155 · G 201 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 96% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 39% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BC9FD 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BC9FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BC9FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BC9FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BC9FD
Complementary
#FDCF9B
Analogous
#9BFAFD
Analogous
#9E9BFD
Triadic
#FD9BC9
Triadic
#C9FD9B
Split comp.
#FD9E9B
Split comp.
#FAFD9B

Tints & Shades of #9BC9FD

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

#AAD1FD
#B4D6FD
#C3DEFE
#CDE4FE
#DCECFE
#E6F1FE

Shades

#64ABFC
#2D8DFB
#0570EB
#0458B9
#033E82
#02244B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BC9FD.

How #9BC9FD 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#9BC9FD
Protanopia#C2C2FD
Protanomaly#B4C5FD
Deuteranopia#BBBBFE
Deuteranomaly#AFC1FD
Tritanopia#90D1D1
Tritanomaly#94CEE4
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #9BC9FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bc9fd: #9BC9FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BC9FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bc9fd': '#9BC9FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.788, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_9bc9fd">#9BC9FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BC9FD"

More Blue Colors

#9BC9FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9BC9FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BC9FD?

#9BC9FD is a lightest blue — rgb(155, 201, 253) in RGB and hsl(212, 96%, 80%) 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 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #9BC9FD?

#9BC9FD is rgb(155, 201, 253) — red 155, green 201, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BC9FD?

#9BC9FD converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BC9FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BC9FD scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BC9FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BC9FD 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 8.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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