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#9FCAFE Color

#9FCAFE is rgb(159, 202, 254) in RGB, hsl(213, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 20%, 0%, 0%) 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 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FCAFE
HEX#9FCAFE
RGBrgb(159, 202, 254)
HSLhsl(213, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(213, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.087 253.5)
LABlab(79.65% -5.18 -30.52)
LCHlch(79.65% 30.96 260.36)

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

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.81Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 9.3Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.36Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.83Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 10.75Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 10.88

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

#9FCAFE Channel Values

How #9FCAFE 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 159 · G 202 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FCAFE 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9FCAFE

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

Base
#9FCAFE
Complementary
#FED39F
Analogous
#9FF9FE
Analogous
#A49FFE
Triadic
#FE9FCA
Triadic
#CAFE9F
Split comp.
#FEA49F
Split comp.
#F9FE9F

Tints & Shades of #9FCAFE

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

#A9CFFE
#B8D8FE
#C2DDFE
#D2E6FF
#DCEBFF
#EBF4FF

Shades

#68ABFD
#308CFD
#026EF2
#0255BB
#013C83
#01234C

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

How #9FCAFE 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#9FCAFE
Protanopia#C4C4FE
Protanomaly#B6C6FE
Deuteranopia#BDBDFF
Deuteranomaly#B2C2FE
Tritanopia#94D2D2
Tritanomaly#98CFE5
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FCAFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fcafe: #9FCAFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FCAFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fcafe': '#9FCAFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.792, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9fcafe">#9FCAFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FCAFE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9FCAFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FCAFE?

#9FCAFE is a lightest blue — rgb(159, 202, 254) in RGB and hsl(213, 98%, 81%) 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 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #9FCAFE?

#9FCAFE is rgb(159, 202, 254) — red 159, green 202, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FCAFE?

#9FCAFE converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FCAFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FCAFE scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9FCAFE 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 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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