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#9FD3EA Light Blue

#9FD3EA is Light Blue.

#9FD3EA

Light Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #9FD3EA?

HEX
#9FD3EA
RGB
rgb(159, 211, 234)
HSL
hsl(198, 64%, 77%)
OKLCH
oklch(83.8% 0.063 227)
CMYK
32, 10, 0, 8

#9FD3EA has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 against white and 12.98:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.1. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #9FD3EA
#9FD3EA
Same color
White
1.6Fail
Near-black
10.8AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #9FD3EA · 10.8:1

Tints and shades of #9FD3EA

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #E9F8FF
  2. #9FD3EA
  3. #8CBFD6
  4. #6EA1B7
  5. #528499
  6. #36677C
  7. #194C60
  8. #003243
  9. #001924

Colors that go with #9FD3EA

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Periwinkle, #C0CAF1 and Aqua Mint, #7EE3CF; Aqua Mint, #7EE3CF and Pale Lavender, #D9CDF4 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --light-blue-1: #9FD3EA; /* Light Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #9FD3EA

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (32)

Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (6)