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#9FE0FE Light Blue

The nearest named color to #9FE0FE is Light Blue (#ADD8E6).

#9FE0FE

Light Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #9FE0FE?

HEX
#9FE0FE
RGB
rgb(159, 224, 254)
HSL
hsl(199, 98%, 81%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.3% 0.078 228)
CMYK
37, 12, 0, 0

#9FE0FE has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 against white and 14.57:1 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 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #9FE0FE
#9FE0FE
Same color
White
1.4Fail
Near-black
12.1AAA

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 #9FE0FE · 12.1:1

Tints and shades of #9FE0FE

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #E9F8FF
  2. #9FE0FE
  3. #81C1DE
  4. #63A2BF
  5. #4585A0
  6. #276883
  7. #004D66
  8. #003244
  9. #001924

Colors that go with #9FE0FE

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. Light Blue, #9FE0FE and Aquamarine, #77FEE5; Light Blue, #9FE0FE and Periwinkle, #D5C2FE become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --light-blue-1: #9FE0FE; /* Light Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #9FE0FE

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

Palettes (25)

Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (11)