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#9BC2ED Sail to the Sea

#9BC2ED is a light, muted blue named Sail to the Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 76.1% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(155, 194, 237)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 69% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #9BC2ED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.33:1.

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Variations of #9BC2ED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9BC2ED color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9BC2ED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9BC2ED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8BBEC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C3EF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACC2EE
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8BBEC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5BEED
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #81CCD0
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92C6E0
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6BFCB

#9BC2ED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#9BC2ED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.33:1 Very good#9BC2ED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BC2ED in CSS

/* Sail to the Sea */
.color { color: #9BC2ED; }
.background { background-color: #9BC2ED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BC2ED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 194 237);
color: hsl(211 69% 77%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.074 251.2);

#9BC2ED FAQ

What color is #9BC2ED?

#9BC2ED is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sail to the Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BC2ED?

#9BC2ED is rgb(155, 194, 237) in RGB, hsl(211, 69%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BC2ED?

The complementary color of #9BC2ED is #EDC69B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BC2ED?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BC2ED: 11.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BC2ED a warm or cool color?

#9BC2ED is a cool color.