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#9BDEFF closest to Droplet

#9BDEFF is a very light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Droplet. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 87.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(155, 222, 255)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #9BDEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.29:1.

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Variations of #9BDEFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFD0FF
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CEDBFF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1DBFF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFD0FF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6D5FF
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #75E7E8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8EE2F5
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8D7E0

#9BDEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#9BDEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.29:1 Super#9BDEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BDEFF in CSS

/* Droplet */
.color { color: #9BDEFF; }
.background { background-color: #9BDEFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BDEFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 222 255);
color: hsl(200 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.867 0.081 230.2);

#9BDEFF FAQ

What color is #9BDEFF?

#9BDEFF is a very light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Droplet. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BDEFF?

#9BDEFF is rgb(155, 222, 255) in RGB, hsl(200, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BDEFF?

The complementary color of #9BDEFF is #FFBC9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BDEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BDEFF: 14.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BDEFF a warm or cool color?

#9BDEFF is a cool color.