#9BD5EE Color

#9BD5EE is rgb(155, 213, 238) in RGB, hsl(198, 71%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (Crayola) (#93CCEA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BD5EE

HEX#9BD5EE

RGBrgb(155, 213, 238)

HSLhsl(198, 71%, 77%)

HSVhsv(198, 35%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.069 226.5)

LABlab(81.93% -14.75 -18.63)

LCHlch(81.93% 23.77 231.63)

What #9BD5EE 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 #9BD5EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 4.1 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 5.22 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 5.45 Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 5.66 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 5.89 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.49

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#9BD5EE Channel Values

How #9BD5EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 155 · G 213 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 198° · S 71% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 198° · S 35% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 35% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.6:1 vs white · 13.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BD5EE 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9BD5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BD5EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9BD5EE

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.

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Shades

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How #9BD5EE 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#9BD5EE

Protanopia#CDCDEE

Protanomaly#BBD0EE

Deuteranopia#C4C4EF

Deuteranomaly#B5CBEF

Tritanopia#96D8D8

Tritanomaly#98D7E1

Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #9BD5EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bd5ee: #9BD5EE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BD5EE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bd5ee': '#9BD5EE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.835, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="color_9bd5ee">#9BD5EE</color>

SVG fillfill="#9BD5EE"

More Teal Colors

#9BD5EE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#9BD5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BD5EE?

#9BD5EE is a light teal — rgb(155, 213, 238) in RGB and hsl(198, 71%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (Crayola) (#93CCEA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.1.

What is the RGB value of #9BD5EE?

#9BD5EE is rgb(155, 213, 238) — red 155, green 213, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BD5EE?

#9BD5EE converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BD5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BD5EE scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BD5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BD5EE 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 5.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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