Palettes / Colors / #09AEFB

#09AEFB — Vivid Blue

#09AEFB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#09AEFB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FB5609; it also sits naturally between #09FBCF and #0935FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 4% · Green 68% · Blue 98%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #09AEFB

.text { color: #09AEFB; }
.background { background-color: #09AEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09AEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 174, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 97%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09AEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 174, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09AEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 174, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#09AEFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09AEFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #09AEFB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB5609:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #09AEFB: #000000.

How #09AEFB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #09AEFB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #09AEFB?

#09AEFB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 9, 174, 251). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #09AEFB?

#09AEFB is RGB 9, 174, 251 — HSL 199°, 97%, 51% — CMYK 96%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #09AEFB?

Its complement is #FB5609; analogous partners are #09FBCF and #0935FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #09AEFB for text?

Black text on #09AEFB has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.