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#9DCDFF closest to Baby Blue

#9DCDFF 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, 80.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(157, 205, 255)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 100% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #9DCDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.61:1.

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Variations of #9DCDFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEC4FE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BACEFF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2CDFF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEC4FE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAC8FF
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7BD8DE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92D2F0
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFCAD8

#9DCDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#9DCDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.61:1 Super#9DCDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9DCDFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(157 205 255);
color: hsl(211 100% 81%);
color: oklch(0.832 0.087 249.9);

#9DCDFF FAQ

What color is #9DCDFF?

#9DCDFF 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 #9DCDFF?

#9DCDFF is rgb(157, 205, 255) in RGB, hsl(211, 100%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9DCDFF?

The complementary color of #9DCDFF is #FFCF9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9DCDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #9DCDFF: 12.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9DCDFF a warm or cool color?

#9DCDFF is a cool color.