Palettes / Colors / #9BBBEE

#9BBBEE — Light Blue

#9BBBEE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #9BBBEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9BBBEE 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 #EECE9B; it also sits naturally between #9BE4EE and #A49BEE. 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 61% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9BBBEE

.text { color: #9BBBEE; }
.background { background-color: #9BBBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BBBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 187, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BBBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 187, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BBBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 187, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECE9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BBBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9BBBEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9BBBEE 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 #9BBBEE 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

← #9BBBED  ·  #9BBBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9BBBEE?

#9BBBEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 155, 187, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BBBEE?

#9BBBEE is RGB 155, 187, 238 — HSL 217°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 35%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9BBBEE?

Its complement is #EECE9B; analogous partners are #9BE4EE and #A49BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BBBEE for text?

Black text on #9BBBEE has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.