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#9DBDFF closest to Pastel Blue

#9DBDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Pastel Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 74.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(157, 189, 255)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 100% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #9DBDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.16:1.

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Variations of #9DBDFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CB9FE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6C2FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3C0FF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CB9FE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9DBBFE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7DCBD4
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #93C3ED
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6BDD0

#9DBDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#9DBDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.16:1 Very good#9DBDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9DBDFF in CSS

/* Pastel Blue */
.color { color: #9DBDFF; }
.background { background-color: #9DBDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9DBDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(157 189 255);
color: hsl(220 100% 81%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.101 264.3);

#9DBDFF FAQ

What color is #9DBDFF?

#9DBDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9DBDFF?

#9DBDFF is rgb(157, 189, 255) in RGB, hsl(220, 100%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9DBDFF?

The complementary color of #9DBDFF is #FFDF9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9DBDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #9DBDFF: 11.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9DBDFF a warm or cool color?

#9DBDFF is a cool color.