What color is #9FBCFD?

#9FBCFD is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FBCFD?

The RGB value is 159, 188, 253: 159 red, 188 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBCFD?

The complementary color is #FDE09F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBCFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBCFD color

#9FBCFD rgb(159, 188, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FBCFD is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 73.7% green and 99.2% blue (159, 188, 253).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 96% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#9FBCFD color codes

HEX	`#9FBCFD`
RGB	`rgb(159, 188, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 73.7%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 96%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 37%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, 5.67, -35.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 35.67, 279.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.006, 50.427, 100.008)`
Decimal	`10468605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBCFD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9FBCFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBCFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9FBCFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbcfd; }
.text { color: #9fbcfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbcfd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 188 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbcfd, #b19ffd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FBCFD?: #9FBCFD is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FBCFD?: The RGB value is 159, 188, 253: 159 red, 188 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBCFD?: The complementary color is #FDE09F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBCFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.