Palettes / Colors / #9DBEEE

#9DBEEE — Light Blue

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

#9DBEEE 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 #EDCD9B; it also sits naturally between #9BE5ED and #A49BED. 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 62% · Green 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DBEEE

.text { color: #9DBEEE; }
.background { background-color: #9DBEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DBEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 190, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 70%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DBEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 190, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DBEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 190, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCD9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DBEEE: #000000.

How #9DBEEE 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 #9DBEEE

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9DBEEE 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

← #9DBEED  ·  #9DBEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9DBEEE?

#9DBEEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 157, 190, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DBEEE?

#9DBEEE is RGB 157, 190, 238 — HSL 216°, 70%, 77% — CMYK 34%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9DBEEE?

Its complement is #EDCD9B; analogous partners are #9BE5ED and #A49BED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DBEEE for text?

Black text on #9DBEEE has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.