Palettes / Colors / #9ADCFF

#9ADCFF — Light Vivid Blue

#9ADCFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#9ADCFF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFBD99; it also sits naturally between #99FFF0 and #99A8FF. 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 60% · Green 86% · Blue 100%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #9ADCFF

.text { color: #9ADCFF; }
.background { background-color: #9ADCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9ADCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(154, 220, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9ADCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(154, 220, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9ADCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(154, 220, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9ADCFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9ADCFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBD99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9ADCFF: #000000.

How #9ADCFF 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 #9ADCFF

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9ADCFE  ·  #9ADD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9ADCFF?

#9ADCFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 154, 220, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9ADCFF?

#9ADCFF is RGB 154, 220, 255 — HSL 201°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 40%, 14%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9ADCFF?

Its complement is #FFBD99; analogous partners are #99FFF0 and #99A8FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9ADCFF for text?

Black text on #9ADCFF has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.