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#9DBEFE closest to Pastel Blue

#9DBEFE 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, 74.5% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(157, 190, 254)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 98% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #9DBEFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.23:1.

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Variations of #9DBEFE

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EB9FD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8C2FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4C1FF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EB9FD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EBCFD
  • 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 #93C4EC
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6BED0

#9DBEFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#9DBEFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.23:1 Very good#9DBEFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9DBEFE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(157 190 254);
color: hsl(220 98% 81%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.098 263.2);

#9DBEFE FAQ

What color is #9DBEFE?

#9DBEFE 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 #9DBEFE?

#9DBEFE is rgb(157, 190, 254) in RGB, hsl(220, 98%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 25%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9DBEFE?

The complementary color of #9DBEFE is #FEDD9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9DBEFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #9DBEFE: 11.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9DBEFE a warm or cool color?

#9DBEFE is a cool color.