Palettes / Colors / #9BCBEC

#9BCBEC — Light Blue

#9BCBEC 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 #9BCBEC 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.

#9BCBEC 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 #ECBC9C; it also sits naturally between #9CECE4 and #9CA4EC. 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 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9BCBEC

.text { color: #9BCBEC; }
.background { background-color: #9BCBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BCBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 203, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BCBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 203, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BCBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 203, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBC9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BCBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9BCBEC

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 #9BCBEC 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 #9BCBEC 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 #9BCBEC?

#9BCBEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 155, 203, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BCBEC?

#9BCBEC is RGB 155, 203, 236 — HSL 204°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 34%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9BCBEC?

Its complement is #ECBC9C; analogous partners are #9CECE4 and #9CA4EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BCBEC for text?

Black text on #9BCBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.