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#9DCAFE closest to Baby Blue

#9DCAFE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Baby Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 79.2% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(157, 202, 254)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 98% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #9DCAFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.31:1.

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Variations of #9DCAFE

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

How #9DCAFE 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 #ABC2FD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6CCFF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFCAFF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABC2FD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8C5FE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7CD6DB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92CFEF
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDC7D6

#9DCAFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#9DCAFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.31:1 Super#9DCAFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9DCAFE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(157 202 254);
color: hsl(212 98% 81%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.088 252.5);

#9DCAFE FAQ

What color is #9DCAFE?

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

What is the RGB value of #9DCAFE?

#9DCAFE is rgb(157, 202, 254) in RGB, hsl(212, 98%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9DCAFE?

The complementary color of #9DCAFE is #FED19D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9DCAFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #9DCAFE: 12.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9DCAFE a warm or cool color?

#9DCAFE is a cool color.