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#9FDDFF Color

#9FDDFF is rgb(159, 221, 255) in RGB, hsl(201, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Columbia Blue (#9BDDFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FDDFF
HEX#9FDDFF
RGBrgb(159, 221, 255)
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(201, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.079 232.8)
LABlab(84.80% -14.18 -23.26)
LCHlch(84.80% 27.24 238.64)

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

Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 1.17Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 5.87Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 5.9Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 6.31Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 6.99Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.03

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

#9FDDFF Channel Values

How #9FDDFF 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 221 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FDDFF 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9FDDFF

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

Base
#9FDDFF
Complementary
#FFC09E
Analogous
#9EFFF0
Analogous
#9EADFF
Triadic
#FF9EDD
Triadic
#DDFF9E
Split comp.
#FF9EAD
Split comp.
#FFF09E

Tints & Shades of #9FDDFF

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

#A8E1FF
#B8E6FF
#C2EAFF
#D1EFFF
#DBF3FF
#EBF8FF

Shades

#66C9FF
#2EB6FF
#009FF5
#007BBD
#005685
#00324D

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

How #9FDDFF 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#9FDDFF
Protanopia#D4D4FF
Protanomaly#C1D8FF
Deuteranopia#CBCBFF
Deuteranomaly#BBD3FF
Tritanopia#97E2E2
Tritanomaly#9BE0EE
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FDDFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fddff: #9FDDFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FDDFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fddff': '#9FDDFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.867, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9fddff">#9FDDFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FDDFF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9FDDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FDDFF?

#9FDDFF is a lightest blue — rgb(159, 221, 255) in RGB and hsl(201, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Columbia Blue (#9BDDFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.17.

What is the RGB value of #9FDDFF?

#9FDDFF is rgb(159, 221, 255) — red 159, green 221, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FDDFF?

#9FDDFF converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FDDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FDDFF scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9FDDFF 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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